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Christopher Katongo (born 31 August 1982) is a Zambian former professional
footballer
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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
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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.
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, 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
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games.
In 2004, Katongo moved to South African side
Jomo Cosmos
Jomo Cosmos are a South African association football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the National First Division. The club is owned and coached by South African football legend Jomo Sono.
In the 2021-2022 National First Division sea ...
, before moving to Danish side
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...
in January 2007. In August 2008, Katongo moved again, this time to German club
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...
. In July 2010, he moved to Greece to play for
Skoda Xanthi
Xanthi Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Ξάνθη Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and plays at Xanthi FC Arena. The club resigned from the Super League 2 due to financial issues.
Founded in 1967, Xa ...
.
In July 2011, Katongo signed a two-and-half-year contract with
Chinese Super League
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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
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. His first goal for Henan came, in a 2–1 away defeat, against
Dalian Shide
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on 10 September 2011.
In March 2014, Katongo joined South African side
Golden Arrows
Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. are a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premier Soccer League.
History
It was founded in 1943 in the streets of Lamontville, a township in Durban. The club played in the defunct Nation ...
on a four-month deal, three months after leaving the Chinese club.
International career
Katongo made his international debut for
Zambia
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in 2003,
and after scoring a hat-trick against
South Africa
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in September 2007, Katongo was promoted in the
Zambian Army
The Zambian Army, is the land military branch of the Zambian Defence Force. Like all branches of the Zambian military, citizens of the nation are required to register at 16 years old, and citizens can join at 16 years old with parental consent or ...
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
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, in which he was the captain for the winning side, having beaten
Ivory Coast
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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
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.
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
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.
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
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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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Danish Cup
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The winner will quali ...
:
2007–08
Henan Construction
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China League One
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Prior to the formation of ...
:
2013
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Zambia
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Africa Cup of Nations
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2012
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See also
*
List of footballers with 100 or more caps
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