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Papi Kimoto

Papy Okitankoyi Kimoto is a DR Congolese football manager and former professional player who played as a striker, most notably for the DR Congo national team and for SC Lokeren and Standard Liège in the Belgian First Division A. He is the current head coach of the DR Congo women's national team.

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Papi Kimoto
Personal information
Full name Papy Okitankoyi Kimoto
Date of birth (1976-07-22) 22 July 1976
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 DR Congo Women (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 AC Sodigraf - (-)
1998–1999 AS Vita - (13)
1999–2002 SC Lokeren 69 (14)
2002–2004 Standard Liège 18 (2)
2004–2005 Sint-Truiden 19 (1)
2005–2006 Maccabi Netanya 27 (10)
2006 Maccabi Herzliya 16 (3)
2007 Hakoah Ramat Gan 13 (3)
2007–2008 Hapoel Petah Tikva 32 (7)
2008 RFC Liège 16 (6)
2009–2010 Atromitos Yeroskipou 24 (19)
2010–2011 APEP Pitsilia 13 (7)
2011–2012 RFC Liège 26 (21)
2012–2013 Royal Aywaille 14 (8)
International career
1997–2006 DR Congo 28 (4)
Managerial career
2014 DR Congo (assistant manager)1
2015 AS Dragons/Bilima
2017–2018 JS Kinshasa
2018–2021 FC Renaissance
2022–2023 Maniema Union
2023– DR Congo Women
Medal record
Representing  DR Congo
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 1998 Burkina Faso
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Papy Okitankoyi Kimoto (born 22 July 1976) is a DR Congolese football manager and former professional player who played as a striker, most notably for the DR Congo national team and for SC Lokeren and Standard Liège in the Belgian First Division A. He is the current head coach of the DR Congo women's national team.

Career

Born in Kinshasa, Kimoto moved to Belgium in 1999, where he played professional football with Sporting Lokeren, Standard Liège and Sint-Truidense V.V.2

After he retired from playing, Kimoto became a football manager with a CAF "A" license.3 Kimoto managed AS Dragons/Bilima and Jeunesse Sportive (Kinshasa) before he was appointed to lead FC Renaissance du Congo in December 2018.452

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kimoto goal.6
List of international goals scored by Papi Kimoto
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 February 1998 Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Tunisia 1–1 1–2 1998 Africa Cup of Nations
2 11 April 1999 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo  Madagascar 1–0 2–0 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 10 March 2001 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo  Ivory Coast 1–2 1–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 29 January 2002 Stade Abdoulaye Makoro Cissoko, Kayes, Mali  Ivory Coast 3–0 3–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

DR Congo

References

References

  1. "Tempers flare as DRC edge Mauritania".
  2. "FC Renaissance : Papy Kimoto prend les commandes". footdrc.com (in French). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. "Foot: la Fecofa forme des entraîneurs congolais à Kinshasa". radiookapi.net (in French). Radio Okapi. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. "Papy Kimoto, nouvel entraîneur de l'AS Dragons-Bilima". leopardsfoot.com (in French). 9 July 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. "Epfkin: Papy Kimoto remplace Bertin Maku chez JSK". foot.cd (in French). 7 November 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  6. "Papi Kimoto". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  7. "African Cup of Nations 1998-DR Squad". Retrieved 31 March 2026.
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