Kelvin Mutale

{{short description|Zambian footballer (1969-1993)}}

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| fullname = Kelvin Mutale

| birth_date = {{birth date|1969|9|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zambia

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1993|4|27|1969|9|20}}

| death_place = Atlantic Ocean, off Gabon

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| position = Forward

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| years1 = 1988–1992

| clubs1 = Nkana Red Devils

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| years2 = 1992–1993

| clubs2 = Al-Ettifaq

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| nationalyears1 = 1991–1993

| nationalteam1 = Zambia

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 12

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Kelvin Mutale (20 September 1969 – 27 April 1993) was a Zambian footballer and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.[http://www.zamnet.zm/newsys/news/viewnews.cgi?category=30&id=1083591281 "Remember Gabon air victims on Heroes day"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050112054552/http://www.zamnet.zm/newsys/news/viewnews.cgi?category=30&id=1083591281 |date=2005-01-12 }}

Career

Mutale played club football for NCZ F.C. in kafue before joining Nkana F.C. in Zambia{{cite web|author=Garin, Erik|title=IFFHS' World's Best Goal Scorer of the Year 1997-2006|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-scor.html|date=2 August 2007}} and Ettifaq FC in Saudi Arabia.{{cite web|work=El Mundo Deportivo|title=Muere la selección de Zambia|trans-title=Zambian selection dies|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1993/04/29/MD19930429-026.pdf|language=Spanish|date=29 April 1993}}

Mutale made several appearances for the Zambia national football team, including four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

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