Claude Kalisa

Claude Kalisa
Personal information
Date of birth	6 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Muyira
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Rayon Sports Nyanza
1998–1999	Yanbian Aodong
1999–2001	Rayon Sports Nyanza
2001–2006	K. Sint-Truidense V.V.
International career
1995–2004	Rwanda
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claude Kalisa (born 6 June 1977)^[1]) is a Rwandan former professional football defender. Along with teammate Désiré Mbonabucya, Kalisa formed the backbone of the Rwandan national team that participated in the 2004 African Nations Cup.

Career

Kalisa began playing professional football in China with Yanbian Century, and spent the last six seasons of his career in Belgium with K. Sint-Truidense V.V. He retired due to a knee injury in 2007.^[2]

Personal

Kalisa's father was killed during the Civil War in his home country of Rwanda.^[2]

Clubs

1996–1997: Rayon Sport
1998–1999: Yanbian Century
1999–2001: Rayon Sport
2001–2007: Sint-Truiden

References

^ Eurosport profile
^ ^a ^b "Claude Kalisa (ex-STVV) volgende week aan de slag in kistenmakerij" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 25 January 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

External links

Claude Kalisa at National-Football-Teams.com
Claude Kalisa at FBref.com

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[1] Eurosport profile

[HN-2] "Claude Kalisa (ex-STVV) volgende week aan de slag in kistenmakerij" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 25 January 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

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