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Joseph Mwepu Ilunga (22 August 1949 – 8 May 2015) was a football defender from Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). His name is also written as Alunga Mwepu.

Mwepu Ilunga

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Mwepu Ilunga
Date of birth	(1949-08-22)22 August 1949
Place of birth	Belgian Congo
Date of death	8 May 2015(2015-05-08) (aged 65)
Place of death	Kinshasa, DR Congo
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	TP Mazembe
National team
1971–1975	Zaïre[1]	21	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Mwepu played club football for Englebert TP Mazembe in his native Zaire,[2] with whom he won the 1967 African Cup of Champions and 1968 African Cup of Champions.[3]

International career

Mwepu played for his country, then called Zaire, during the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Zaire were then the first sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the World Cup finals. During their group match against Brazil, he ran out of his team's defensive wall and kicked away a free kick before the ball was in play.[4] He was subsequently cautioned, but some commentators felt that he seemed oblivious as to what he had done wrong.[5] However, Mwepu claimed that he was quite aware of the rules – as would be expected from an experienced player in a successful side – and was hoping that the referee would send him off. The intended red card would have been a protest against his country's authorities, who were alleged to be depriving the players of their rightful earnings.[6] The 1974 World Cup did not mark the end of Mwepu's international career, as he was included in Zaire's squad at the 1975 Iran International Tournament.[7]

Death

Mwepu Ilunga died in May 2015 after a long illness[8] in the Saint-Joseph de Limete Hospital, Kinshasa.[3]

References

External links

• Mwepu Ilunga's defensive flair on YouTube
• Mwepu Ilunga – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Mwepu Ilunga

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[es] Mwepu Ilunga

Joseph Mwepu Ilunga (Congo Belga, 22 de agosto de 1949 - Kinsasa, 8 de mayo de 2015)[1] fue un futbolista congoleño que jugaba en la demarcación de defensa. Su nombre también se escribe como Alunga Mwepu.

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[fr] Ilunga Mwepu

Joseph Ilunga Mwepu (né le 22 août 1949 à l'époque au Congo belge, aujourd'hui en République démocratique du Congo, et mort le 8 mai 2015 à Kinshasa[1]) est un joueur de football international congolais (RDC), qui évoluait au poste de défenseur.

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[it] Joseph Mwepu Ilunga

Joseph Mwepu Ilunga (Congo belga, 22 agosto 1949 – Kinshasa, 8 maggio 2015) è stato un calciatore della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Мвепу, Илунга

Илу́нга Мве́пу (Ilunga Mwepu, 22 августа 1949, Бельгийское Конго — 8 мая 2015) — конголезский футболист, защитник, участник чемпионата мира 1974 года в составе сборной Заира.

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