Eston Mulenga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eston Mulenga | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Zambia | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 1993 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | Atlantic Ocean, off Gabon | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1989 | Green Buffaloes | ||
| 1990–1993 | Nkana Red Devils | ||
| International career | |||
| 1988–1993 | Zambia | 35 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eston Mulenga (7 August 1967 – 27 April 1993) was a Zambian footballer and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.[1]
Career
[edit]Mulenga played club football for Nkana F.C. in Zambia.[2]
Mulenga made several appearances for the Zambia national football team and participated in the 1990 and 1992 African Cup of Nations finals. He also played for Zambia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 25 April 1993.[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mulenga goal.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 August 1990 | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | 18 |  Zimbabwe
|
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Remember Gabon air victims on Heroes day" Archived January 12, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Muere la selección de Zambia" [Zambian selection dies] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 April 1993.
- ^ a b "Eston Mulenga". National Football Teams.
- ^ "Zambia vs. Zimbabwe 1990-08-25". National Football Teams.
External links
[edit]- Eston Mulenga – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eston Mulenga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012.
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