Alex Chola

Alex Chola
Chola in 1981
Personal information
Full name Alexander Chola
Date of birth (1956-06-06)6 June 1956[1][2][3]
Place of birth Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Date of death 27 April 1993(1993-04-27) (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.

  1. ^ Alex Chola at FIFA.com
  2. ^ Alex Chola – olympic profile
  3. ^ Alex Chola[permanent dead link] at zambian web site
  4. ^ Alex Chola – Century of International Appearances – RSSSF
  5. ^ Muchimba, Jerry (11 December 2012). "Godfrey 'Ucar' Chitalu’s Amazing Feat". Zamfoot, http://www_zambianfootball_co_zm-wp-content-themes-wpsn-wpsn-style_css/[permanent dead link] rel=stylesheet type=text-css – Blog Godfrey 'Ucar' Chitalu’s Amazing Feat Zambianfootball_co_zm.mht
  6. ^ Chikonamombe, James (1 May 2011). "African Moves: Alex Chola – Greatest winger of all-time". zichivhu. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  7. ^ Muchimba, Jerry (9 November 2012). "Zambia National Team Appearance and Scoring Records". Zamfoot. Retrieved 23 November 2012.