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Raymond Bwanga Tshimen (born 4 January 1949 in Élisabethville, Belgian Congo) is a former footballer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bwanga won the 1973 African Footballer of the Year while with TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi. During his playing days in the early and mid 1970s he was nicknamed "Black Beckenbauer" by the African and French press due to his playing style.[2]

Bwanga Tshimen

Personal information
Full name	Raymond Bwanga Tshimen
Date of birth	(1949-01-04) 4 January 1949 (age 73)
Place of birth	Élisabethville, Belgian Congo
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	TP Mazembe
National team
1970–1976	Zaire[1]	28	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bwanga was voted the IFFHS Player of the Century for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2000.[3] In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[4]

He is the cousin of fellow footballer Kazadi Mwamba.[5]

References

External links

• Bwanga Tshimen – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Bwanga Tshimen

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[fr] Tshimen Bwanga

Tshimen Bwanga est un ancien footballeur international zaïrois né le 5 janvier 1949. Il joua tout au long de sa carrière au Tout Puissant Mazembe où il participera à plus de 300 matchs avec son club.

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[it] Tshimen Bwanga

Tshimen Bwanga (Lubumbashi, 4 gennaio 1949) è un ex calciatore della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Бванга, Чимен

Раймон Чимен Бванга (фр. Raymond Bwanga Tshimen; 4 января 1949, Лубумбаши, Бельгийское Конго) — заирский футболист, защитник.

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