Johnson Bwalya

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Johnson Bwalya (born December 3, 1967 in Mufulira ) is a former Zambian football player .

Club career

Bwalya began playing football with the Butondo Western Tigers , from where he moved to the Zambian first division club Mufulira Wanderers in 1986 . In this, the midfielder became an important service provider and was named Footballer of the Year at the end of his first season. At the same time, he aroused the interest of the Swiss club FC Friborg , which signed him for his third division team in the summer of 1987. In the 1987/88 season he was brought into the third division league by the former German Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg , after completing a two-week trial training session there. In this, however, he could not prevail and returned to the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

After a stopover at FC Sion , he wore the jersey of FC Friborg again before moving to the neighboring first division club FC Bulle in 1992 . In the 1992/93 season he met in 26 first division games for Bulle eight times, but had to accept the direct relegation. In 1994 he moved to second division rivals SC Kriens from the German-speaking canton of Lucerne and a year later to the neighboring FC Lucerne , with which he managed to return to the top national league. He played regularly for Lucerne and, in fourth place, three points behind the title holder, narrowly missed a possible win in the Swiss championship. In 1996 he left the club again and signed with the second division club SR Delémont , to which he remained loyal until 1998.

National team

In an encounter against Malawi in April 1987, he made his debut for the Zambian national team . For his country he also took part in the Olympic football tournament in 1988 and was eliminated in the quarterfinals by a 4-0 defeat against the Federal Republic of Germany. He also belonged to the national team for the rest of his career. Until 1997, 18 missions with six hits were listed for him.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Zambia: Johnson 'One Man Commando' Bwalya , allafrica.com
  2. ↑ Dagmar Dahmen, Hermann Kewitz, Bernd Bemmann: MSV Duisburg - the chronicle: where Meiderich wins ... published by MSV Duisburg GmbH & Co. KGaA. Duisburg: Mercator-Verlag, 2nd edition, 2005; ISBN 3-87463-391-8 ; P. 144
  3. ^ A b Johnson Bwalya , national-football-teams.com
  4. ^ Johnson Bwalya Bio, Stats and Results , sports-reference.com

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personal data
SURNAME Bwalya, Johnson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Zambian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd December 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Mufulira , Zambia