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Charles Musonda (born 22 August 1969) is a Zambian former professional footballer. At his peak, he played as a midfielder for Belgian club Anderlecht.

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Charles Musonda

Personal information
Full name	Charles Musonda
Date of birth	(1969-08-22) 22 August 1969 (age 53)
Place of birth	Mufulira, Zambia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Mufulira Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1987	Cercle Brugge	19	(1)
1987–1997	Anderlecht	109	(6)
1996–1997	→ Sacramento Scorpions (loan)	0	(0)
1997–1998	Energie Cottbus	0	(0)
National team‡
1988–1993	Zambia	48	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2007

Career

His debut as a professional for Zambia came in 1988 against Ghana in Lusaka which Zambia won 2–0 and Musonda did not disappoint, tellingly imposing himself on the game. He was one of the star players at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul as Zambia reached the quarter finals, trouncing Italy and Guatemala with 4–0 scorelines along the way.[1]

When a plane carrying the Zambian National team developed problems and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Gabon on 28 April 1993 killing all 30 people on board including crew members and Football Association of Zambia president Michael Mwape, Musonda was traumatised as he was supposed to have been on the same plane. According to one report, he was called up by the national coach Godfrey Chitalu for the 1994 World Cup qualification match against Senegal but Anderlecht's team manager, Michel Verschueren, asked him to refuse the invitation and to play for Anderlecht, which Musonda did and therefore missed the fateful flight, though in an interview Musonda himself disclosed that when he first heard about the plane crash, he was in bed recovering from knee surgery and that was what saved his life. He would undergo seven operations on the same knee between 1991 and 1996.[2]

Musonda returned to Belgium and first worked as a youth coach at AA Ghent before moving to Anderlecht to become a youth coach, scout and assistant trainer for the first team.[3]

Personal life

Musonda has three sons Lamisha, [4] Tika,[5] and Charly Jr. who all featured for Anderlecht's youth teams. Musonda's son Lamisha featured in the goal project with David Beckham. In June 2012, they joined Chelsea's youth ranks.

Honours

Club

Anderlecht[6]

• Belgian First Division: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Belgian Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94
• Belgian Super Cup: 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1989-90 (runners-up)[7]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Charly Musonda (footballer, born 1969)

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[fr] Charles Musonda

Charles Musonda, dit Charly Musonda, né le 22 août 1969 à Mufulira, est un joueur de football international zambien, qui évoluait comme milieu de terrain. Il joue dix saisons au Sporting d'Anderlecht, un des grands clubs belges, remportant de nombreux titres. Il souffre toute sa carrière de blessures à répétitions aux genoux, et en 1998, il doit arrêter le football professionnel à la suite de cela. Depuis, il est entraîneur des équipes de jeunes d'Anderlecht et responsable du matériel pour l'équipe première.

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[it] Charles Musonda

Charles Musonda, noto anche come Charly Musonda (Mufulira, 22 agosto 1969), è un ex calciatore zambiano, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Мусонда, Чарли (футболист, 1969)

Чарльз Мусонда (англ. Charles Musonda; род. 22 августа 1969[1], Муфулира, Коппербелт) — замбийский футболист, игравший на позиции полузащитника. Известен по игре за бельгийский клуб «Андерлехт» и сборную Замбии.

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