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{{Infobox football biography | embed = yes | header-color = lavender | {{Infobox football biography | embed = yes | header-color = lavender | ||
| position = | | position = Forward, Midfielder#winger | ||
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| years1 = 1979–1980 | years2 = 1980–1985 | years3 = 1985–1989 | years4 = 1989–1994 | years5 = 1994–1997 | years6 = 1997 | years7 = 1998 | years8 = 1998 | years9 = 1999 | years10 = 1999 | years11 =2000 | | years1 = 1979–1980 | years2 = 1980–1985 | years3 = 1985–1989 | years4 = 1989–1994 | years5 = 1994–1997 | years6 = 1997 | years7 = 1998 | years8 = 1998 | years9 = 1999 | years10 = 1999 | years11 =2000 | ||
| clubs1 = Mufulira Blackpool | clubs2 = [[Mufulira Wanderers | | clubs1 = Mufulira Blackpool | clubs2 = [[Mufulira Wanderers]] | clubs3 = [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|Cercle Brugge]] | clubs4 = [[PSV Eindhoven]] | clubs5 = [[Club América|América]] | clubs6 = [[Necaxa]] | clubs7 = [[Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi)|Al Wahda]] | clubs8 = [[Club Léon|León]] | clubs9 = [[Club Irapuato|Irapuato]] | clubs10 = [[CD Veracruz|Veracruz]] | clubs11 =[[Correcaminos UAT|Correcaminos]] | ||
| caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = 95 | goals3 = 30 | caps4 = 101 | goals4 = 25 | caps5 = 88 | goals5 = 21 | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 1 | caps7 = | goals7 = | caps8 = 13 | goals8 = 1 | caps9 = | goals9 = | caps10 = | goals10 = | caps11 = 13 | goals11 = 5 | | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = 95 | goals3 = 30 | caps4 = 101 | goals4 = 25 | caps5 = 88 | goals5 = 21 | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 1 | caps7 = | goals7 = | caps8 = 13 | goals8 = 1 | caps9 = | goals9 = | caps10 = | goals10 = | caps11 = 13 | goals11 = 5 | ||
| nationalyears1= 1983–2004 | | nationalyears1= 1983–2004 | ||
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'''Kalusha Bwalya''' ('''The | '''Kalusha Bwalya''' ('''The Great Kalu''') is a former Zambian [[International footballer]], footballer coach and former president of the [[Football Association of Zambia]] (FAZ). He is Zambia's second most [[cap (sport)|capped]] player after [[Joseph Musonda]], second all-time top goalscorer behind [[Godfrey Chitalu]], and is regarded as the greatest [[Zambia national football team|Zambian]] footballer of all time. He was named [[France Football African Footballer of the Year|African Footballer of the Year]] in 1988 by the magazine ''[[France Football]]'' and was nominated for the [[1996 FIFA World Player of the Year]] where he was voted the 12th-best player in the world, the first to be nominated after playing the entire year for a non-European club. | ||
His older brother [[Benjamin Bwalya]] played professional football, and his younger brother [[Joel Bwalya]] also played for the [[Zambia national football team]]. His cousin is former [[Cardiff City]] and [[Welsh national football team]] international [[Robert Earnshaw]]. | His older brother [[Benjamin Bwalya]] played professional football, and his younger brother [[Joel Bwalya]] also played for the [[Zambia national football team]]. His cousin is former [[Cardiff City]] and [[Welsh national football team]] international [[Robert Earnshaw]]. | ||
