Derby Makinka (born 5 September 1965, in

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, died 27 April 1993) was a

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and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in

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in 1993.

Career

Makinka played club football for Profound Warriors in

, where he was voted Zambian Footballer of the year in 1989, before moving to Pomir Dushanbe in the Soviet Top League near the end of 1989 after being spotted during their 4-0 win over

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at the 1988 Olympics. With this move he became the first African, along with

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and Wisdom Mumba Chansa, to play in the Soviet Union. Makinka's debut came on 2 October 1989 in an away match against Torpedo Moscow, before appearing twice more, against

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and

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, before leaving at the conclusion of the

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season. Makinka went on to play for Darryn Textiles in

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and Ettifaq FC in

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Personal life

Makinka had three children - one son and two daughters.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Makinka, Derby 1965 births 1993 deaths Sportspeople from Harare Zambian footballers Zambian expatriate footballers Zambia international footballers Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Zambia 1990 African Cup of Nations players 1992 African Cup of Nations players Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Gabon Expatriate footballers in the Soviet Union Ettifaq FC players Lech Poznań players Expatriate footballers in Poland Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Poland CSKA Pamir Dushanbe players Soviet Top League players Saudi Professional League players Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Men's association football midfielders Footballers killed in the 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash