Jean-Kasongo Banza Explained

Jean-Kasongo Banza
Birth Date:26 June 1974
Birth Place:Kinshasa, Zaire
Death Place:Kinshasa, DR Congo
Position:Forward
Years1:1995–1996
Clubs1:AS Vita Club
Years2:1996–1997
Clubs2:Gençlerbirliği
Caps2:6
Goals2:0
Years3:1997
Clubs3:Jeonnam Dragons
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1997
Clubs4:Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:1998
Clubs5:AS Vita Club
Years6:1998–1999
Clubs6:CS Sfaxien
Years7:1999–2000
Clubs7:VfL Wolfsburg
Caps7:11
Goals7:2
Years8:2000–2001
Clubs8:MSV Duisburg
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Years9:2001–2002
Clubs9:CS Sfaxien
Years10:2002–2003
Clubs10:Olympique Béja
Nationalyears1:1996–2001
Nationalteam1:DR Congo
Nationalcaps1:25
Nationalgoals1:0

Jean-Kasongo Banza (26 June 1974 – 7 June 2024) was a DR Congo professional footballer[1] who played as a forward in DR Congo for AS Vita Club, in Turkey for Gençlerbirliği, in South Korea for Chunnam Dragons and Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma (currently Seongnam FC), in Tunisia for CS Sfaxien and Olympique Béja, and in Germany for VfL Wolfsburg and MSV Duisburg. At international level, he represented the DR Congo national team.

Banza died in Kinshasa on 7 June 2024, at the age of 49.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banza, Jean-Kasongo . German . kicker.de . 4 April 2010.
  2. News: Nsapu . Dido . Foot: death in Kinshasa of the former Congolese international, Jean Kasongo Banza, also known as "Korando" . 10 June 2024 . Digital Congo . 8 June 2024.