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Alhaji Momodo Njie (30 March 1948 – 19 July 2020), also known as Biri Biri, was a Gambian footballer who played as a right winger. He most notably played for Sevilla FC in Spain and Herfølge Boldklub in Denmark. He was also a Gambian international footballer, and is regarded by several as the best Gambian footballer of all time.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2018)

Biri Biri

Personal information
Full name	Alhaji Momodo Njie
Date of birth	(1948-03-30)30 March 1948
Place of birth	Banjul, Gambia
Date of death	19 July 2020(2020-07-19) (aged 72)
Place of death	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
	Black Star Football Club
	Black Diamonds
	White Phantoms
	Arrance FC
1963–1965	Mighty Blackpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1970	Augustinians
1970	Derby County	0	(0)
1970–1972	Wallidan Banjul
1972–1973	B 1901
1973–1978	Sevilla	99	(32)
1978–1981	Herfølge Boldklub
1981–1986	Wallidan Banjul
National team
1963–1987	Gambia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Before his time in Europe, Biri Biri played for Black Diamonds, Phontoms and Augustines in Gambia as well as Mighty Blackpool of Sierra Leone.[1]

Biri Biri was spotted by Danish club B 1901 during a training camp in Gambia in 1972. He left them in 1973 for Spanish team Sevilla FC. He was the first black player to play for Sevilla, and was considered one of their best players. Biri Biri returned to Denmark to play for Herfølge Boldklub in 1980, and in 1981 he signed for Wallidan F.C. back in Gambia, for whom he played until retirement in 1987.[1]

International career

Biri Biri played on multiple occasions for The Gambia's national men's football team, starting as a youth in 1963.

Retirement

Biri Biri was appointed as Deputy Mayor of Banjul after Yahya Jammeh came to power in 1994, a post he had relinquished by 2005. He also worked as the manager of Royal Albert market in the city. In 2000, Jammeh awarded him the Order of Merit, and he was described as The Gambia's "greatest footballer of the last millennium and of all time."[1]

Biri Biri died on 19 July 2020, aged 72, in Dakar, Senegal.[2]

References

External links

• Biri Biri at BDFutbol
• Biri Biri at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Momodou Njie

Alhaji Momodou Ngoos „Biri Biri“ Njie (* 30. März 1948[1] in Bathurst, heute Banjul; † 19. Juli 2020[2] in Dakar; teilweise auch Momodu Njie oder Momodu Nije geschrieben) war ein gambischer Fußballspieler, der zu den erfolgreichsten des Landes und des spanischen Vereins FC Sevilla gezählt wird. Die Fans dieses Clubs gaben ihm den Spitznamen Biri-Biri und seit 1975 ist die Ultrà-Gruppierung auf der Nordtribüne des Stadions nach ihm benannt („Biris Norte“). Für seine Leistungen als der „größte Fußballer des Landes des 20. Jahrhunderts“ hat er 2000 von Präsident Yahya Jammeh einen Verdienstorden erhalten. Dies war der zweite Orden; seinen ersten hatte er 1985 erhalten.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

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- [en] Biri Biri

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[fr] Biri Biri

Alhaji Momodo Njie (né le 30 mars 1948 à Banjul (colonie et protectorat de Gambie) et mort le 19 juillet 2020 à Dakar (Sénégal)[1]) est un footballeur gambien, qui a connu le succès au FC Séville sous le surnom de Biri Biri et a donné son surnom au Biris Norte, groupe d'ultras sévillan, le premier groupe de supporters créé en Espagne.

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[it] Biri Biri

Alhaji Momodo Njie, conosciuto come Biri Biri[1] (Banjul, 30 marzo 1948 – Dakar, 19 luglio 2020), è stato un calciatore gambiano, di ruolo attaccante.

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