George Mbwando

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George Mbwando
Personal information
Full name George Stanley Mbwando
Date of birth (1975-10-20) 20 October 1975 (age 48)
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–1996 Blackpool FC Harare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Lech Poznań 10 (0)
1997 Jumbo Giants
1998 Bonner SC 7 (0)
1998–1999 VfB Oldenburg 38 (7)
2000–2002 VfB Lübeck 68 (15)
2002–2004 Alemannia Aachen 55 (4)
2004–2006 Jahn Regensburg 41 (2)
2006–2008 FC Ingolstadt 8 (0)
International career
Zimbabwe 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Stanley Mbwando (born 20 October 1975) is a Zimbabwean former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.[1]

Career[edit]

In the 2003–04 season, Mbwando reached the DFB-Pokal final with Alemannia Aachen. He was sent off for a tackle in the 75th minute with opponents Werder Bremen leading 2–1. Werder Bremen went on to win 3–2.[2]

He was a member of the Zimbabwe national team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He also participated at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, with the same outcome.

Honours[edit]

Alemannia Aachen

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b George Mbwando at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Meister Bremen holt DFB-Pokal - Das "Double" ist perfekt". Süddeutsche (in German). 19 May 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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