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Max Mayunga

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Max Mayunga
Personal information
Full name Maximilien-Gabriel Mayunga
Date of birth (1934-10-28) October 28, 1934 (age 90)
Place of birth Belgian Congo
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 Daring Club Léopoldville
1959–1966 Daring Club Brussels 150 (35)
Managerial career
1966 Daring Club Kinshasa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maximilien-Gabriel Mayunga (born 28 October 1934) is a former football striker and manager who played professionally in Belgium.

Career

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Mayunga began playing football in his home town of Léopoldville (now Kinshasa), and after participating in a friendly match between Belgian First Division side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and a Léopoldville selection, he was signed by local side Daring Club Léopoldville before moving to Belgium to join Daring Club Brussels.[1][2] Mayunga appeared in 150 matches and scored 35 goals for Daring Club from 1959 to 1966, when he was recalled to Congo-Kinshasa.[3] Upon his return to Kinshasa, Mayunga became the manager of Daring Club.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "La présence de Max Mayunga dans Daring de Belgique en 1965" (in French). Les Sports. 22 November 1965.
  2. ^ Dujardin, Hervé (16 January 2009). "R. Union Saint Gilloise Tour of Congo 1957". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "Les Belgicains" (in French). Mbokamosika.com. 25 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Max Mayunga, <promoteur> du football congolais" (in French). Les Sports. 22 April 1971.