Andrew Tembo

Andrew Tembo
Personal information
Full name Andrew Tembo
Date of birth (1971-08-19) 19 August 1971
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
–1991 Zamsure F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Zamsure F.C.
1994–1995 Marseille 2 (0)
1997–2006 OB 248 (14)
2006–2007 Ølstykke 23 (0)
2007–2008 Hjørring 0 (0)
2008–2010 B1909
International career
1995–2001 Zambia 48 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Tembo (born 19 August 1971) is a former Zambian football midfielder.

Career

Tembo previously played 284 matches and scored 15 goals for Odense BK,[1] having joined them in the summer of 1997. Prior to that he played for Zamsure FC. He also had a one-season spell at Marseille.

Tembo earned 35 caps for the Zambia national team. As a young player in April 1993 he almost boarded the fateful flight which killed the entire Zambia squad, however he was asked not to board the flight at the last minute.[2]

In 2012, he was selected to Odense BKs all-time top-11 "De største striber" (The greatest "stripes") by OBs fans.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zambia 199310
1994–
199564
1996162
199782
199871
199940
200030
200130
Total379
Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tembo goal.
List of international goals scored by Andrew Tembo[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 November 1995 Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia  Jamaica 1–0 4–2 Friendly
2 4–2
3 24 November 1995 Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa  Zimbabwe 1–1 1–1 1995 Simba Cup
4 26 November 1995 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Egypt 1–3 1–3 1995 Simba Cup
5 16 June 1996 Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia  Sudan 3–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 25 September 1996 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium, Khobar, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 3–0 3–1 Friendly
7 25 January 1997 Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi  Malawi 2–0 2–0 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8 9 April 1997 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe  Zaire 2–2 2–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 16 January 1998 Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia  Gambia 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

OB

References

  1. ↑ Del Mar, Oliver (17 February 2003). "Nomads search for their dreams". The Times. London. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "The air crash and the underdogs - a triumph for a lost generation". BBC. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Andrew Tembo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "POKALFINALEN I TAL". bt.dk. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.