Zola Kiniambi Explained

Zola Kiniambi
Full Name:Kiniambi Zola Aloyi
Birth Date:26 June 1970
Birth Place:Kikwit, Zaire
Height:1.75 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Tuen Mun (technical director)
Years1:1994–1995
Years2:1996
Years3:1997–2000
Years4:1998
Years5:2001–2003
Years6:2005–2006
Years7:2007
Years8:2008
Clubs1:Vita
Clubs2:Gençlerbirliği
Clubs3:Yanbian Aodong
Clubs4:Tianjin Teda (loan)
Clubs5:Chongqing Lifan
Clubs6:Yanbian FC
Clubs7:Chongqing Lifan
Clubs8:Yanbian FC
Caps1:?
Caps2:3
Caps3:65
Caps4:16
Caps5:73
Caps6:43
Caps7:15
Caps8:13
Goals1:?
Goals2:0
Goals3:12
Goals4:13
Goals5:7
Goals6:13
Goals7:1
Goals8:3
Totalcaps:225
Totalgoals:60
Nationalyears1:1996
Nationalteam1:Zaire
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2009–2013
Managerclubs1:Yanbian (assistant coach)
Manageryears2:2013–
Managerclubs2:Tuen Mun (technical director)

Zola Kiniambi Aloyi (born 26 June 1970) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the only foreign player who played in Chinese football league for more than 10 years.

Club career

Kiniambi was born in Kikwit. He moved to China in 1997. He joined Jia A club Yanbian Aodong and scored six goals in his first season in the Chinese league.

He was loaned to Jia B club Tianjin Teda and scored 13 goals in 16 games in the 1998 season.

Chongqing Lifan sighed Kiniambi in 2001.

At the beginning of season 2005, he returned to Yanbian FC.

After he retired in 2008, he became a coach and interpreter for Yanbian FC.

The Chinese Football Association honored his outstanding 10-year service with a medal.[1]

In the 2013–14 season, Hong Kong First Division League club Tuen Mun appointed Zola as the technical director of the club.

International career

He played in the African Nations Cup 1996 as a midfielder.

Personal life

Kiniambi lives in Yanbian, China and has two children, both at school.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 左拉驰骋中国足坛十年之载 进球谢幕接受足协特别奖_国内足坛-甲B_Nike新浪竞技风暴_新浪网.