Freddie Mwila
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Freddie Mwila in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 July 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Kasama, Northern Rhodesia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1963 | Wusakile Youth Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1966 | Rhokana United | ||
| 1967–1969 | Atlanta Chiefs | 72 | (17) |
| 1969–1970 | Aston Villa F.C. | 1 | (0) |
| 1970 | Rhokana United | ||
| 1971 | Atlanta Chiefs | 22 | (5) |
| 1971–1973 | Rhokana United | ||
| 1973 | Atlanta Apollos | 19 | (3) |
| 1973–1977 | Ndola United | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965–1974 | Zambia | 36 | (15) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1977 | Ndola United | ||
| 1978 | Nkwazi F.C. | ||
| 1978–1979 | TAFIC | ||
| 1979–1985 | Power Dynamos | ||
| 1986 | Ziscosteel F.C. | ||
| 1987–1990 | Circuit Chiefs F.C. | ||
| 1990–1992 | Power Dynamos | ||
| 1992–1993 | Township Rollers | ||
| 1992–1993 | Botswana | ||
| 1993 | Zambia | ||
| 1994–1996 | Township Rollers | ||
| 1994–1996 | Botswana | ||
| 1996–1997 | Zambia | ||
| 1997–1998 | Qwa Qwa Stars | ||
| 1998–1999 | Zanaco | ||
| 2000 | Lusaka Dynamos F.C. | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Freddie Mwila (born 6 July 1946) is a Zambian former association football player and coach. Rated as one of the country's greatest players and coaches, he featured for Rhokana United and was one of the first Zambians to play professional football abroad when he joined American side Atlanta Chiefs in 1967. Mwila also played for Aston Villa in England and made an impact as a coach, leading Power Dynamos to the 1991 African Cup Winners' Cup and coached several other club sides as well as the Zambia and Botswana national teams.