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Zambian footballer (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rainford Kalaba (born 14 August 1986) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rainford Kalaba[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 August 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Kitwe, Zambia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Afrisports Kitwe United | 26 | (19) |
2005–2006 | Nice B | 3 | (0) |
2006–2008 | ZESCO United | ? | (23) |
2008–2010 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 22 | (4) |
2009 | → Leiria (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2011–2023 | TP Mazembe | 280 | (78) |
International career | |||
2005–2018 | Zambia | 103 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kalaba was born in Kitwe.
He signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Braga in April 2008.[2]
In October 2013, due to a disagreement between their club TP Mazembe and the Zambian Football Association over international call-ups, Kalaba and two other players (Nathan Sinkala and Stoppila Sunzu) were the subject of a Zambian arrest warrant.[3] All three players later had their passports confiscated by Zambian immigration authorities,[4] before being pardoned by the Zambian government.[5]
He made his 100th international appearance against Mozambique national football team in June 2017[6] but was substituted in a 1–0 defeat and was in the opinion of national team manager Wedson Nyirenda too hasty to return to the dressing room rather than watch his teammates and needed to be disciplined.[7] He was not chosen in the squads for the 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Algeria and Nigeria in autumn 2017.[8]
ZESCO United
TP Mazembe
Zambia
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