Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 August 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Mufulira, Zambia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Kabwe Warriors | ||
1994 | Power Dynamos | ||
1996–1998 | AmaZulu | ||
1998 | Al Taawon | ||
International career | |||
1990–1998 | Zambia | ||
Managerial career | |||
2004 | Prison Leopards | ||
2006 | Young Arrows | ||
2010–2012 | Hwange Colliery | ||
2013 | F.C. Platinum | ||
2014–2016 | Power Dynamos | ||
2016–2017 | NAPSA Stars | ||
2018–2019 | Kabwe Warriors | ||
2019- | Forest Rangers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tenant Chilumba (born 22 August 1972) is a Zambian football manager and former player.
Born in Mufulira, Chilumba played football in the local league with Kabwe Warriors and Power Dynamos. He played professionally in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, with AmaZulu and Al Taawon. [1]
Chilumba played for the Zambia national football team from 1990 to 1998. He was part of Zambia's African Cup of Nations teams in 1994 and 1998, helping the team reach the 1994 final in Tunisia and scoring a goal as they were eliminated in the 1998 group stage in Burkina Faso. [2]
After he retired from playing, Chilumba began a coaching career. He enjoyed success managing clubs in Zimbabwe, winning the 2012 ZIFA coach of the year with Hwange Colliery. [3] [4] More recently, he has managed in his native Zambia, leading Power Dynamos F.C., NAPSA Stars, and Kabwe Warriors F.C. He is currently managing Forest Rangers F.C.
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