Boban Zirintusa | |
Fullname: | Boban Zirintusa Bogere |
Birth Date: | 2 February 1992 |
Birth Place: | Jinja, Jinja District, Uganda |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Mtibwa |
Clubnumber: | 7 |
Years1: | 2006–2007 |
Clubs1: | Vipers S.C. |
Caps1: | 26 |
Goals1: | 14 |
Years2: | 2016 |
Caps2: | 28 |
Goals2: | 10 |
Years3: | 2008–2009 |
Clubs3: | Simba S.C. |
Caps3: | 28 |
Goals3: | 8 |
Years4: | 2009–2013 |
Clubs4: | Mtibwa |
Caps4: | 44 |
Goals4: | 16 |
Years5: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs5: | Highfield |
Caps5: | 24 |
Goals5: | 9 |
Years6: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs6: | Dynamos |
Caps6: | 22 |
Goals6: | 10 |
Years7: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs7: | Polokwane City |
Caps7: | 31 |
Goals7: | 13 |
Years8: | 2017 |
Caps8: | 6 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2018 |
Clubs9: | Mohun Bagan |
Caps9: | 0 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2019– |
Clubs10: | KJSS FC |
Caps10: | 10 |
Goals10: | 6[1] |
Years11: | 2020- |
Clubs11: | Mtibwa |
Nationalyears1: | 2010–2012 |
Nationalteam1: | Uganda national under-20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2012–2014 |
Nationalteam2: | Uganda U23 |
Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2013–2014 |
Nationalteam3: | Uganda |
Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 16 July 2017 |
Ntupdate: | 16 July 2017 |
Boban Zirintusa Bogere (born 2 February 1992) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mtibwa in Tanzania Premier League and for the Uganda national team.[2]
Boban has previously played in Vipers and Simba in Tanzania, Mtibwa Sugar in Tanzania, Dynamos and Highfield in Zimbabwe, Polokwane City in South Africa, Buildcon in Zambia and Ethiopian Coffee in Ethiopia.[3]
Boban arrived at the club in 2006 mid-season on a crisis landing. He was signed by Coach Charles Ayiekoh to strengthen the team at a time of fighting relegation during Vipers maiden season in the top flight league. He was part of that historical team which survived relegation by a thread following a 4-1 drubbing of Kampala United in a second last match to the 2006 league closer before leaving Vipers in 2008.[4]
He joined Dynamos from Highfield F.C. in January 2013.[5] Boban Zirintusa scored on his Dynamos debut as the Harare giants cruised to an easy Champions League preliminary round first leg victory over Lesotho Correctional Services F.C at Rufaro stadium. Boban came on as a substitute for Tichaona Mabvura in the 68th minute.[6]
Boban joined Polokwane city F.C in October 2014 from Dynamos. Boban who was a second-half substitute, netted his first strike on his debut for Polokwane after an assist by Esau Kanyenda in the 47th minute to help Polokwane City stop Bidvest Wits 2–0 in an ABSA League.[7]
On 24 July 2017, Zirintusa agreed terms with Zambian club Buildcon Football club and joined them.[8]
In January 2018, Boban joined Ethiopian Coffee Sports Club.[9]
In September 2019, he joined Kirinya–Jinja Senior Secondary School FC. He made his debut against Bul FC.[10] [11]
In January 2020, Boban rejoined Mtibwa.[12]
Boban passed through national football team set ups, he played for Uganda U20, Uganda U23 up to the senior team, however he made his senior national team debut during the 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifiers Uganda against Liberia,[13] on 24 March 2013 at Samuel K.Doe Sports Stadium in Monrovia.[14]
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