Vladimir Niyonkuru

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Vladimir Niyonkuru
Personal information
Full name Vladimir Niyonkuru
Date of birth (1983-07-21) July 21, 1983 (age 40) [1]
Place of birth Bujumbura, Burundi
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Azzam United
Number 22
Youth career
2000–2002 Vital'O F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 AS Inter Star 90 (0)
2006–2007 Rayon Sport 20 (0)
2008– Azzam United 34 (0)
International career
2004– Burundi 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladimir Niyonkuru (born 21 July 1983 in Bujumbura) is a Burundian goalkeeper with Azzam United in the Tanzanian Premier League in Tanzania.

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Career

He signs on 1 January 2006 with Rayon Sport, he came from AS Inter Star an Bujumbura based club on youth side played for Vital'O F.C. [2]

International career

Niyonkuru is member of the Burundi national football team. [3]

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References

  1. "Vladimir Niyonkuru". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. Vladimir Niyonkuru - Footballdatabase.eu
  3. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Vladimir NIYONKURU". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved 2018-05-22.