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Christopher Katongo (born 31 August 1982) is a Zambian former professional

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who played as a striker. At international level, he amassed over 100 caps between 2003 and 2016 for the Zambia national team. He is an Africa Cup of Nations winner and won the

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's African Footballer of the Year award in 2012, winning just over 40% of the public vote. His win is stated to have inspired a number of young players in Zambia.

Club career

Born in

Mufulira Mufulira, is a town in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Mufulira means "Place of Abundance and Peace". The town developed around the Mufulira Copper Mine in the 1930s. The town also serves as the administrative capital of Mufulira District. ...

, Katongo played with Butondo West Tigers and Kalulushi Modern Stars before moving to

Green Buffaloes Green Buffaloes Football Club is a Zambia Army-sponsored football team which was founded in 1965 as Zambian Army and later changed to Green Buffaloes FC. Green Buffaloes is one of the most successful club in the history of Zambian football and dom ...

in 2001. Whilst at Buffaloes, Katongo twice scored four times in CAF Confederation Cup games. In 2004, Katongo moved to South African side Jomo Cosmos, before moving to Danish side Brøndby IF in January 2007. In August 2008, Katongo moved again, this time to German club Arminia Bielefeld. In July 2010, he moved to Greece to play for

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. In July 2011, Katongo signed a two-and-half-year contract with

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side

Henan Construction Henan Songshan Longmen Football Club (), previously known as Henan Jianye Football Club (), is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team ...

. He made his Super League debut on 10 July in a 0–0 home draw against Changchun Yatai. His first goal for Henan came, in a 2–1 away defeat, against

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on 10 September 2011. In March 2014, Katongo joined South African side

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on a four-month deal, three months after leaving the Chinese club.

International career

Katongo made his international debut for

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...

in 2003, and after scoring a hat-trick against

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in September 2007, Katongo was promoted in the

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from corporal to sergeant. Katongo has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. Katongo won the Player of the Tournament during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, in which he was the captain for the winning side, having beaten Ivory Coast 8–7 on penalties after a goalless match, scoring the first of the penalties himself. He was called up to Zambia's 23-man squad for the

2013 Africa Cup of Nations The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013 for sponsorship reasons, held from 19 January to 10 February 2013, was the 29th Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized ...

. In October 2014 he was thrown out of a Zambian training camp, and in December 2014 he was left out of Zambia's preliminary squad for the

2015 Africa Cup of Nations The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa. It was orga ...

. He was in the 2016 preliminary squad for the CHAN.

Coaching career

As of December 2016, he had begun training for his coaching qualifications.

Personal life

His younger brother Felix is also an international player.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Brøndby IF *

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: 2007–08 Henan Construction *

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Zambia * Africa Cup of Nations:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Katongo, Christopher 1982 births Living people People from Mufulira Association football forwards Zambian footballers Zambia international footballers Zambian expatriate footballers 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Green Buffaloes F.C. players Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Brøndby IF players Arminia Bielefeld players Xanthi F.C. players Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. players Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players Zambian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Danish Superliga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Super League Greece players Chinese Super League players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Denmark Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in China Africa Cup of Nations-winning players FIFA Century Club Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Zambian expatriate sportspeople in China Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Zambia A' international footballers 2016 African Nations Championship players