Albert Tubilandu Ndimbi (15 March 1948 – 17 June 2021) was a Congolese football goalkeeper who played for Zaire in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for AS Vita Club.[3]
 Tubilandu (front) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Tubilandu Ndimbi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Léopoldville, Belgian Congo | ||
| Date of death | 17 June 2021 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| AS Vita Club | |||
| International career | |||
| 1974–1985 | Zaire | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Léopoldville,[1] Ndimbi appeared in his team's second match in the 1974 World Cup against Yugoslavia. Zaire was 3–0 down, and they substituted goalkeeper Kazadi with Tubilandu in the 21st minute. This was the first instance of a goalkeeper substitution in the World Cup for any other reason than injury. Unfortunately, Tubilandu's first task was to put the ball off the net after Ivan Buljan's free kick was headed in by Josip Katalinski. Yugoslavia were 6–0 up by half time, and they eventually won 9–0.
As late as 1985, Tubilandu was still playing for Zaire, appearing in a 1986 African Cup of Nations qualifying match versus the Republic of the Congo in Brazzaville.[4]
Tubilandu hailed from the Kinshasa commune of Matete. He retired from football in 1989.[5] He died in the Clinique Ngaliema in Kinshasa on 17 June 2021, after a long period of illness.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tubilandu Ndimbi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany
- ^ "Dimbi Tubilandu". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "1985, LE ZAIRE A BATTU LE CONGOBRAZZA 5–2 ( MATCH COMPLET)". Youtube.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ Frezia Kabamba (29 April 2017). "Une vielle gloire, Tubilandu Dimbi réclame la garantie des anciens joueurs aux autorités du pays". www.africanewsrdc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Foot-RDC : décès de l'ancien gardien de but des Léopards, Albert Tubilandu" (in French). radiookapi.net. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.