Andrew Tembo (born 19 August 1971) is a former

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

n football

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. Tembo previously played 284 matches and scored 15 goals for

Odense BK Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Odense, in southern Denmark. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play ...

, having joined them in the summer of 1997. Prior to that he played for Zamsure FC. He also had a one-season spell at

Olympique Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; , ), also known simply as Marseille, or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional football club based in Marseille which competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Founded in 1899, OM has ...

. Tembo earned 35 caps for the Zambia national team. As a young player in April 1993 he almost boarded the fateful flight which killed the entire Zambia squad, however he was asked not to board the flight at the last minute. In 2012, he was selected to Odense BKs all-time top-11 "De største striber" (The greatest "stripes") by OBs fans.

Honours

OB *

Danish Cup The Danish Cup (; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "single-elimination tournament, knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will ...

: 2001–02

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* 1971 births Living people Zambian men's footballers Zambian expatriate men's footballers Zambia men's international footballers Olympique de Marseille players Odense Boldklub players Ølstykke FC players Ligue 2 players Danish Superliga players Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark 1996 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players Men's association football midfielders {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub