Lamine Bangura

Lamine Bangura (1964/1965 – 26 March 2024) was a Sierra Leonean football player and manager. A centre-back.[1] he made seven appearances for the Sierra Leone national team from 1994 to 1998.[2] He was also named in Sierra Leone's squad for the 1996 African Cup of Nations tournament.[3] At club level, Bangura played for Diamond Stars, Real Republicans (Sierra Leone), Guinean club AS Kaloum, Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas and Tunisian club ES Sahel.[1] As a manager, he was in charge of AS Kaloum, Diamond Stars, Central Parade, Santoba, Ports Authority as well as the U17, U20 and U23 national teams of Sierra Leone.[1] He died in a traffic collision on 26 March 2024, at the age of 59.[1]

Lamine Bangura
Personal information
Date of birth 1964/1965
Date of death (aged 59)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Diamond Stars
1991–1993 Real Republicans (Sierra Leone)
1994 Horoya AC
1995 AS Kaloum
1996 ASEC Mimosas
1997–2000 ES Sahel
International career
1994–1998 Sierra Leone 7 (0)
Managerial career
AS Kaloum
Diamond Stars
Central Parade
Santoba
2021– Ports Authority
Sierra Leone U17
Sierra Leone U20
Sierra Leone U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

As a player

Horoya AC

AS Kaloum

  • Guinée Championnat National: 1995[2]

As a manager

Diamond Stars

References
  1. Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (27 March 2024). "Lamin Bangura: Former Sierra Leone international dies aged 59 in bus crash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. "Lamine Bangura". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. "African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2021.


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