François Makita (born 6 May 1963) is a Congolese former professional

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who played as a

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. He represented the Republic of the Congo national team internationally from 1984 to 1993.

Career

Born in

Brazzaville Brazzaville (, kg, Kintamo, Nkuna, Kintambo, Ntamo, Mavula, Tandala, Mfwa, Mfua; Teke: ''M'fa'', ''Mfaa'', ''Mfa'', ''Mfoa''Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CLI ...

, Makita began playing youth football for local sides, debuting in 1977 with CS Negro and later playing for CARA Brazzaville. In 1984, he moved to France to play for Montelimar. He would play in

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for

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before finishing his career with several lower-tier French clubs. Makita made several appearances for the Congo national team, including one FIFA World Cup qualifying match, and he participated at the

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finals. After retiring from playing, Makita became a football manager. He was briefly the manager of US Argenton.

References

External links

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Profile at Anciensverts.com
1963 births Living people Footballers from Brazzaville Men's association football forwards Republic of the Congo men's footballers Republic of the Congo men's international footballers 1992 African Cup of Nations players CARA Brazzaville players AS Saint-Étienne players Nîmes Olympique players Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players RC Épernay Champagne players Ligue 2 players Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{RCongo-footy-bio-stub