Lamine Bangura

Lamine Bangura
Personal information
Date of birth	1964/1965
Date of death	26 March 2024 (aged 59)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1990	Diamond Stars
1991–1993	Real Republicans (Sierra Leone)
1994	Horoya AC
1995	AS Kaloum
1996	ASEC Mimosas
1997–2000	ES Sahel
International career
1994–1998	Sierra Leone
Managerial career
	AS Kaloum
	Diamond Stars
	Central Parade
	Santoba
2021–	Ports Authority
	Sierra Leone U17
	Sierra Leone U20
	Sierra Leone U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lamine Bangura (1964/1965 – 26 March 2024) was a Sierra Leonean football player and manager. A centre-back.^[1] he made seven appearances for the Sierra Leone national team from 1994 to 1998.^[2] He was also named in Sierra Leone's squad for the 1996 African Cup of Nations tournament.^[3] At club level, Bangura played for Diamond Stars, Real Republicans (Sierra Leone), Guinean club AS Kaloum, Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas and Tunisian club ES Sahel.^[1] As a manager, he was in charge of AS Kaloum, Diamond Stars, Central Parade, Santoba, Ports Authority as well as the U17, U20 and U23 national teams of Sierra Leone.^[1] He died in a traffic collision on 26 March 2024, at the age of 59.^[1]

Honours

Horoya AC

AS Kaloum

Diamond Stars

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (27 March 2024). "Lamin Bangura: Former Sierra Leone international dies aged 59 in bus crash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lamine Bangura". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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