Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammed Bachir Manga | ||
Date of birth | March 30, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
JA Fass | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1994 | AS Douanes | ||
1995–1996 | AS Djerba | ||
1996–1997 | CS Hammam Lif | ||
1998 | Al Ahli Jeddah | ||
1999–2003 | Sdoos Club | 19 | (13) |
2003–2005 | Al Shabab Riyadh | 22 | (15) |
2005–2006 | Al Shabab Dubai | ||
2006–2007 | Politehnica Iaşi | ||
2007–2008 | DH El Jadida | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mohammed Manga[1] (born Richard Manga,[2] 30 March 1977) is a former Senegalese football player.
The striker was born in Dakar, and started his career with Jeunesse amicale de Fass,[2] before he signed at the end of the year 1993 with AS Douanes (Dakar).[2] He started his senior career with the Dakar-based club under his birth name Richard Manga in 1994.[2] Only a year later he left his club Douanes and signed with Tunisian side AS Djerba.[2] He received the award for the best Goalscorer and moved in 1996 to League rival CS Hammam-Lif.[2] He played the next two years with Hammam-Lif,[2] before signing in 1998 in Saudi Arabia for Al-Ahli Jeddah.[2] After a year in Jeddah he left the club and signed for Saudi Arabian second league side Sdoos Club.[2] In 2003 he signed for Saudi Premier League club Al Shabab Riyadh and was the top scorer of the 2003/2004 Saudi League with 15 goals.[3] After two years with Al Shabab FC Riyadh, he signed for Al Shabab Al Arabi Club in Dubai.[4] In early 2007 he moved to Romania and signed for Politehnica Iaşi.[5] He played for the club until summer 2007 and moved to Morocco to sign for Difaâ El Jadidi.[6]
Richard Manga converted in 2002 to Islam[2] and changed his name from Richard Manga, to Mohamed Bachir.[2] He played the last years of his career as Mohammad Bachir Manga.[2]