Mwamba Kazadi
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Robert Kazadi Mwamba http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2001/01/09/egypt_hassan/index.html (Born 6 March 1947) is a retired Goalkeeper who played for TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

 and Zaire
Congo DR national football team
The Congo DR national football team is the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association , and are nicknamed The Leopards.Congo have been ranked as high as 51 in the FIFA Rankings...

 at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...

, In a group game involving the Leopards
Congo DR national football team
The Congo DR national football team is the national team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association , and are nicknamed The Leopards.Congo have been ranked as high as 51 in the FIFA Rankings...

  and Yugoslavia
Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their last head coach was Vladimir Petrović...

. Kazadi conceded three goals in the first 20 minutes and was substituted by his Yugoslavian coach, Because of that, Kazadi was the first goalkeeper to be changed for a reason different to an injury or physical problem in a World Cup. Replacement keeper Dimbi Tubilandu's first touch was to pick the ball out of his net, Finally they were defeated 9 - 0.

Kazadi was voted the IFFHS Keeper of the Century for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

 in 2000.

See also

  • 1974 FIFA World Cup squads
    1974 FIFA World Cup squads
    -West Germany:Head coach: Helmut Schön-East Germany:Head coach: Georg Buschner-Australia:Head coach: Ralé Rašić-Chile:Head coach: Luis Alamos-Brazil:...

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