Rumba Munthali

Rumba Munthali
Personal information
Full name Rumbani Andrew Munthali
Date of birth (1978-12-02) 2 December 1978
Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Richmond Kickers 29 (0)
2002Carolina Dynamo (loan) 9 (0)
2003 Oakville Winstars 8 (0)
2004–2005 Toronto Lynx 47 (0)
2006–2009 Nanchang Bayi 82 (10)
2010 Shenyang Dongjin 16 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Rumbani Andrew Munthali (born 2 December 1978) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defender and midfielder.

Career

Early career

Born in Lusaka, Zambia, Munthali was raised in Canada and played college soccer at the University of Alabama-Birmingham where he was a 2000 Third Team All American.[1]

Professional career

In 2001, the Montreal Impact drafted, but did not sign Munthali. The Richmond Kickers then signed him after suffering several injuries to their back line.[2] In 2002, the Kickers loaned Munthali to the Carolina Dynamo.[3][4] They released him in February 2003. He then played for the Oakville Winstars. In 2004, he was signed by the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League on April 7, 2004.[5] He made his debut for the club on April 17, 2004 in a match against Puerto Rico Islanders, coming on as a substitute for John Barry Nusum.[6] At the conclusion of the season the organization awarded him the Public Relations Award.[7] He re-signed with Toronto for the 2005 season on March 31, 2005.[8] In 2006, he moved to China to sign with Nanchang Bayi. On March 2, 2010, he transferred to China League One side Shenyang Dongjin.[9]

References

General
Specific
  1. 2000 All Americans
  2. MAKING SUDDEN IMPACT - INJURIES FORCE MUNTHALI INTO A BIGGER ROLE Richmond Times-Dispatch - Friday, August 3, 2001
  3. Carolina Dynamo All Time Roster
  4. KICKERS NOTES Richmond Times-Dispatch - Sunday, June 9, 2002
  5. Glover, Robin. "April 7th, 2004 Lynx press conference by Rocket Robin". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  6. Carrillo, Jorge. "April 17, 2004 A-League Puerto Rico vs Toronto Lynx (from a-league com)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  7. Nutt, Dave. "August 26, 2004 A-League Toronto Lynx vs Edmonton FC (from Lynx media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  8. Nutt, Dave. "March 31, 2005 Toronto Lynx sign Carl Fletcher and re-sign Rumba Muntali (from Lynx press release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  9. 沈阳东进签下四外援 砸百万美金志在冲超


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