Kennedy Chihuri
Kennedy Chihuri (born 2 April 1969) is a retired Zimbabwean footballer who played 200 matches in the Czech Gambrinus Liga, almost all of them for FK Viktoria Žižkov. He was the first black player in the Czech league.[1] He won the Czech Cup with Žižkov in the 2000–01 season.[2] Chihuri made 30 appearances for the Zimbabwe national football team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1986 | CAPS United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1994 | Chapungu United | ||
| 1994–1996 | Tatran Prešov | 49 | (6) |
| 1996 | Slavia Prague | 4 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Viktoria Žižkov | 196 | (26) |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2003 | Zimbabwe | 30 | (-) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- Bouc, František (1 November 2006). "Race Card". Prague Post. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
- White, Nicolas (14 January 2005). "Chihuri wants to go home". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
External links
- Kennedy Chihuri at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kennedy Chihuri – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Vďačný za desať rokov v strednej Európe (in Slovak)
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