Tueba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gery Tueba Menayame | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Léopoldville, Congo-Léopoldville | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Vita Club | ||
| 1986–1988 | Benfica | 28 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Vitória Setúbal | 29 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Tirsense | 59 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Farense | 28 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Gil Vicente | 26 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Leixões | 26 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Amora | 26 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Dragões Sandinenses | ||
| 1997–1998 | Ourique | ||
| 1998–2000 | União Santiago | ||
| Total | 222 | (8) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1992 | Zaire | 7 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gery Tueba Menayame (born 13 March 1963), known simply as Tueba, is a Congolese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, appearing for six different clubs and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 169 matches and eight goals over seven seasons.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Tueba was born in Kinshasa, Zaire. After arriving in Portugal at age 23 from AS Vita Club, he went on to spend the following decade in the country, starting out with Primeira Liga club S.L. Benfica and helping it to three national accolades during his two-year spell, although he never was an undisputed starter.[1]
Released in summer 1988, after the team lost the final of the European Cup to PSV Eindhoven – he was not picked for the decisive game's squad – Tueba consolidated himself in the Portuguese top flight in the following years, successively representing Vitória de Setúbal, F.C. Tirsense, S.C. Farense and Gil Vicente FC. In 1993, he moved to the second division with Leixões SC, then continued to play in the country until the age of 37, his final years being spent in amateur football.[1]
International career
[edit | edit source]Tueba represented Zaire at the 1992 African Cup of Nations in Senegal, scoring one goal for the eventual quarter-finalists.[2]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 1986–87
- Taça de Portugal: 1986–87
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1986
- European Cup runner-up: 1987–88
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kinshasa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- AS Vita Club players
- Linafoot players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Vitória F.C. players
- F.C. Tirsense players
- S.C. Farense players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- Leixões S.C. players
- Amora F.C. players
- S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- 1988 African Cup of Nations players
- 1992 African Cup of Nations players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Portugal