Mayanga Maku
Jean Adelard Mayanga Maku (born 31 October 1948) is a Congolese football forward who played for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for AS Vita Club.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jean Adelard Mayanga Maku | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Léopoldville, Belgian Congo | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
AS Vita Club | |||
National team | |||
1967–1974 | Zaire[1] | 23 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Mayanga scored three goals for Zaire at the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals.[3] He represented Zaire in international competition as late as 1979, appearing in a 1980 African Cup of Nations qualifying match versus Guinea in Kinshasa.[4]
Maku Mayanga ended his player career in Belgian sides as Olympic de Charleroi and later became a trainer for the youth teams. His son Alba was also footballer in Belgian Second Division level. In 2018, his grand-son, Alan, knocks at the door of the "A" team of Sporting Anderlecht.[5]
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[6]
Private life
After his career, Maku Mayanga installed his family in Belgium near Charleroi. His son Alba was a footballer in Belgian Second Division level. Maku is the father of a daughter named Trésor who is working as a nurse. In 2018, his grand-son, Alan, knocked at the door of the "A" team of Sporting Anderlecht. Maku's nephews Michael and Jordan were also football player in Belgium Division 4.[7]
References
- Appearances for Congo-Kinshasa National Team
- 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany Archived 2011-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Owsianski, Jaroslaw (16 December 2003). "African Nations Cup 1972 (Final Tournament) - Goal Scorers". RSSSF.
- "Dimanche 5 août 1979 : Zaïre-Guinée : 3-2". www.mbokaamosika.com. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- "BSDB | Belgian Soccer Database". www.bsdb.be. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.
- Personal information from Contributor who still meets Maku Mayanga this week