Edward Kalungi

Edward Kalungi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-10-12) October 12, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Kampala, Uganda
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991-2003	Express FC
2003	Shinas FC
2004	Hue F.C.
2005	Look E San F.C.
2005-2007	Al-Wasl F.C.
2007-2010	Sulut United F.C.	27	(4)
International career^‡
1991-1992	Uganda U20
1993-2003	Uganda	10[1]	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2019

Kalungi Edward (born 12 October 1977)[2] is a Ugandan retired international footballer who played as a defender for the Uganda national team between 1993 and 2003.[3]

Playing career

Kalungi played club football for Express FC (Uganda),[4][5] Shinas F.C. (Oman), Hue F.C. (Vietnam), Look E San F.C. (Thailand), Al-Wasl F.C. (U.A.E), and Sulut United F.C. (Indonesia).[6] He retired in 2010.

National team

Kalungi made his debut for the Uganda national team on 3 September 1993 against Tanzania.[7][3][8] Kalungi scored his first goal for the Uganda national team on 23 November 2000 against the Somalia national team in the 2000 CECAFA Cup.

Post-football career

In 2013, Kalungi was elected as a delegate for Uganda Football Players Association.[9][10] In December 2018, Kalungi was appointed as a FUFA staff as Head Of Estates Manager,[11] a department overseeing football infrastructure in Uganda.[12]

References

1. "Edward Kalungi".
2. "Edward Kalungi - Retired". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Edward Kalungi". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
4. Zziwa, Hassan Badru. "The Knowledge: Comparing the 1985 Express squad with the one of 1993". The Observer - Uganda. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
5. "When Pirates Broke Express Soul in '95 [analysis] | Uganda News Releases". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
6. https://www.goal.com/en-ke/people/indonesia/27432/edward-kalungi ^[dead link‍]
7. "Edward Kalungi". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
8. "Uganda, Ghana face off in opener". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
9. "Onduparaka Saga: Fufa official tags players as 'cowards' – Zaabu Media". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
10. Editor, SHABAN LUBEGA | PML Daily Sports (28 December 2018). "Magogo lauds Government during end of year address – PML Daily". Retrieved 21 August 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
11. @CephasTendereza (December 27, 2018). "The Uganda FA has appointed Former Uganda CRANES Players @PaulMukatabala & Edward KALUNGI as National Teams Officer & Estates Manager respectively. It's expected that Paul & Edward will have to RESIGN from their current positions as FUFA Delegates" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 August 2019 – via Twitter.
12. "Uganda Cranes legends Mukatabala, Kalungi recruited as FUFA staff". 27 December 2018.

External links

• Edward Kalungi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Uganda national football team statistics and records: appearances