Lamine Bangura

Lamine Bangura

Personal information
Date of birth	1964/1965
Date of death	26 March 2024 (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

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]

Honours

As a player

Horoya AC

• Guinée Championnat National: 1994^[2]
• Guinée Coupe Nationale: 1994^[2]

AS Kaloum

• Guinée Championnat National: 1995^[2]

As a manager

Diamond Stars

• Sierra Leone National Premier League: 2012, 2013^[1]

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.