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Raphael Manuvire
Zimbabwean footballer
Raphael Manuvire (born 21 September 1988) is a Zimbabwean footballer who last played as a midfielder for Chapungu United and the Zimbabwe national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raphael Manuvire | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-09-21) 21 September 1988 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Chegutu, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Harare City | ||
| 2014–2015 | ZPC Kariba | ||
| 2016 | Harare City | ||
| 2017 | ZPC Kariba | ||
| 2018 | Dynamos | ||
| 2018 | Chapungu United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2018 | Zimbabwe | 14 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2020 | |||
Club
Manuvire began his career in 2012 with Harare City in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, he remained with Harare for two years before making the move to newly promoted PSL side ZPC Kariba. Another two years passed before Manuvire was on the move again as he rejoined Harare City in 2016 on a one-year contract.[2][3] On 13 February 2017, Manuvire joined ZPC Kariba for a second spell.[4][5] Almost a year later, Manuvire signed for Dynamos.[6] He terminated his Dynamos contract in July 2018, subsequently joining Chapungu United.[7]
International
Manuvire has won six caps for the Zimbabwe national team. He scored his first international goal for Zimbabwe in a 4–1 defeat in a 2015 COSAFA Cup group stage match versus Namibia.[8][9]
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
International goals
- As of 8 March 2018. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[9]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 May 2015 | Moruleng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa |  Namibia | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2015 COSAFA Cup |
- Raphael Manuvire at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Raphael Manuvire profile". Eurosport. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- "Harare City sign Chitiyo, Manuvire". Herald. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- "Manuvire, Zekumbawire join ZPC Kariba". NewsDay. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "Manuvire rejoins ZPC Kariba". The Herald. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "Soccer Star of the Year inspires DeMbare newboy". The Herald. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- "Manuvire joins Chapungu". Soccer24. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- "Raphael Manuvire profile". World Football. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- "Namibia storm into quarterfinals with Zimbabwe win". COSAFA. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- Raphael Manuvire at Soccerway