Chris Katongo
Chris Katongo | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | Christopher Katongo | |
birthday | August 31, 1982 | |
place of birth | Mufulira , Zambia | |
size | 169 cm | |
position | Storm | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1994-1999 | Butondo Western Tigers | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1999-2000 | Kalulushi Modern Stars | |
2001-2004 | Green Buffaloes | 75 (20) |
2004-2007 | Jomo Cosmos | 72 (36) |
2007-2008 | Brøndby IF | 44 (10) |
2008-2010 | Arminia Bielefeld | 61 (10) |
2010-2011 | Skoda Xanthi | 28 | (2)
2011-2013 | Henan Jianye | 71 (21) |
2014 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 11 | (0)
2014-2015 | Bidvest Wits | 17 | (2)
2015– | Green Buffaloes | |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
Zambia U-20 | ||
2003– | Zambia | 96 (23) |
1 Only league games are given. As of July 31, 2016 2 As of June 4, 2016 |
Christopher "Chris" Katongo (born August 31, 1982 in Mufulira ) is a Zambian football player who is active as a striker for Henan Jianye and the Zambian national team . He is married and has three children with his wife. His younger brother Felix Katongo is also a professional footballer.
Club career
Katongo began his football career with three clubs in his native Zambia. In 2004 he moved to South Africa to join Jomo Cosmos . Although he could complete only 15 games in the 2006/07 season, he was the top scorer in the Premier Soccer League , South Africa's top division, with just as many goals .
In January 2007 Katongo signed a four-year contract with the Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF . His debut at Brøndby went as expected, he scored both goals on March 11, 2007 in a 2-0 win against league rivals FC Nordsjælland .
For the 2008/09 season Katongo moves to the then German first division club Arminia Bielefeld . There he signed a three-year contract valid for the first and second leagues . After Bielefeld was relegated from the Bundesliga in 2009, the club got into financial difficulties the following season and was therefore anxious to give up better-earning players, including Katongo. In July 2010 he finally moved to the Greek first division club Skoda Xanthi . The following July 2011, he signed a two and a half year contract with the Chinese Super League Club Henan Jianye .
National team career
As captain of the Zambian national team , Katongo scored a hat-trick in just 20 minutes in a 3-1 win over South Africa on September 9, 2007, helping his country win the group in qualifying for the 2008 African Cup in Ghana.
Katongo was raised to the rank of sergeant for this performance in the Zambian Army . For the 2008 African Cup of Nations, the striker was in the squad of coach Patrick Phiri . Zambia was eliminated in third place with four points from the tournament and Katongo, who scored two goals, was promoted again within the army after the tournament and rose to the rank of staff sergeant . So far, the 1.69 m tall striker has made 53 international matches, with 11 goals for Zambia.
titles and achievements
- Premier Soccer League top scorer: 2007
- Royal League Winner: 2007 (with Brøndby IF)
- Danish Cup Winner: 2008 (with Brøndby IF)
- African champions: 2012
- Best African Cup Player: 2012
- BBC African Footballer of the Year : 2012
Web links
- Profile on the club website of Brøndby IF ( Memento from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- Biography on zambianfootball.net
- Chris Katongo in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Chris Katongo in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Katongo joins Denmark's Brondby . In: BBC Sport , January 11, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
- ↑ Katongo is here . In: arminia-bielefeld.de , August 4, 2008.
- ↑ Katongo signs a three-year contract . In: nw-news.de , August 4, 2008.
- ↑ kicker.de: Fort in the shop window, Katongo gone (July 15, 2010)
- ↑ zambianfootball.com: Chris Katono joins Chinese Club Henan, Mayuka on target (January 22, 2012)
- ↑ Katongo rewarded for hat-trick . In: BBC Sport , September 11, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Katongo, Chris |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Katongo, Christopher |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zambian soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mufulira , Zambia |