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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Chola | ||
Date of birth | [1][2][3] | 6 June 1956||
Place of birth | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo | ||
Date of death | 27 April 1993 | (aged 36)||
Place of death | Atlantic Ocean, off Gabon | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1973 | Solbena F.C. | ||
1974–1979 | Mufulira Blackpool | ||
1980–1985 | Power Dynamos | ||
International career | |||
1975–1985 | Zambia[4] | 86 | (43) |
Managerial career | |||
1985–1990 | Power Dynamos | ||
1992–1993 | Power Dynamos | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander "Alex" Chola (6 June 1956 – 27 April 1993) was a Zambian footballer and coach. Voted Zambian Footballer of the Year in 1976, he is regarded as one of the greatest Zambian players in history and is the country's second highest goal scorer after Godfrey Chitalu.[5][6][7] He made a mark at Mufulira Blackpool and Power Dynamos before becoming Dynamos coach and winning the Coach of the Year award in 1992. Chola died in a plane crash off the coast of Gabon on 27 April 1993.