Robert Kidiaba
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Kidiaba Muteba[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 February 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Lubumbashi, Zaire | ||
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Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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TP Mazembe | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001 | AS Saint-Luc | ||
2002– | TP Mazembe | ||
International career‡ | |||
2002–2015 | DR Congo | 61 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:54, 7 December 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:54, 8 February 2015 (UTC) |
Robert Kidiaba Muteba (born 1 February 1976) is a Congolese international footballer who plays for TP Mazembe, as a goalkeeper.
Career
Club career
Born in Lubumbashi,[1] Kidiaba has played club football for AS Saint-Luc and TP Mazembe.[2] He played five games for TP Mazembe in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.[3]
International career
Kidiaba made his international debut for the DR Congo national team in 2002,[2] and has appeared for them in 11 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[3] In December 2014 he announced he would retire from international duty after the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations,[4] in January 2015 he was named in the 23-man squad for the tournament,[5] and in February 2015 he indicated that he might not retire after the tournament.[6]
Personal life
Kidiaba works as an ambassador for the Peace One Day charity.[7]
He is married with three children.[1]
He is "famed for the 'bum shuffle' goal celebration" which consists of "bouncing around his penalty area on his backside."[4] The move is a fan favourite.[8]
In May 2015 it was announced that Kidiaba and teammate Jean Kasusula would stand for the National Party for Democracy and Development at forthcoming elections.[9]
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Robert Kidiaba – FIFA competition record
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- TP Mazembe players
- 2004 African Cup of Nations players
- 2011 African Nations Championship players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo football biography stubs