Max Mayunga

Max Mayunga
Personal information
Full name Maximilien-Gabriel Mayunga
Date of birth (1934-10-28) 28 October 1934 (age 91)
Place of birth Belgian Congo
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1959 Daring Club Léopoldville
1959–1966 Daring Club Brussels 150 (35)
Managerial career
1966 Daring Club Kinshasa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maximilien-Gabriel Mayunga (born 28 October 1934) is a former football striker and manager who played professionally in Belgium.

Career

Mayunga began playing football in his home town of Léopoldville (now Kinshasa), and after participating in a friendly match between Belgian First Division side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and a Léopoldville selection, he was signed by local side Daring Club Léopoldville before moving to Belgium to join Daring Club Brussels. Mayunga appeared in 150 matches and scored 35 goals for Daring Club from 1959 to 1966, when he was recalled to Congo-Kinshasa. Upon his return to Kinshasa, Mayunga became the manager of Daring Club.

References

  1. ↑ "La présence de Max Mayunga dans Daring de Belgique en 1965" (in French). Les Sports. 22 November 1965.
  2. ↑ Dujardin, Hervé (16 January 2009). "R. Union Saint Gilloise Tour of Congo 1957". RSSSF.
  3. ↑ "Les Belgicains" (in French). Mbokamosika.com. 25 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Max Mayunga, <promoteur> du football congolais" (in French). Les Sports. 22 April 1971.