Fedora 'Fedor' Ngondola Assombalanga (born 4 June 1969) is a

Congolese Congolese or Kongolese may refer to: African peoples * Congolese people (disambiguation) * Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group who live along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo) to Luanda, Angola, primarily defined by ...

former

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who played as a striker for

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. He was a lethal striker scoring nearly every match, and finished topscorer nearly every season in the Congolese National League. He scored over 30 goals each season.

Personal life

Assombalanga retired in 1992, and moved to live in London, England. He is married to Béatrice Assombalonga. He has two son,

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and

Britt Britt may refer to: Places * Britt, Iowa, United States * Britt, Minnesota, United States * Britt, Ontario, Canada * Britt Peak, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica * Britt Township, Hancock County, Iowa, United States Other uses * Britt (actress), Swedi ...

. Britt is also a professional footballer who plays for the DR Congo national team.

International career

Assombalonga played for

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in the

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* Living people 1969 births Men's association football forwards Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers AS Dragons (Kinshasa) players Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to England 1992 African Cup of Nations players Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub