Obadiah Danger Tarumbwa (born 25 November 1985 in

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) is a

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player who plays for Chicken Inn in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League as an

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Career

In February 2008, he signed a 6-month deal with

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team Cercle Brugge. At Cercle he was reunited with his former Highlanders FC colleagues Vusumuzi Nyoni and Honour Gombami, by whom he was tipped to the Cercle board. He is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team. His contract with Cercle Brugge was ended on 13 March 2009. He returned to his home country and signed for Bantu Rovers. On 2 August 2012, Tarumbwa returned to his homeland having been tipped to join Dynamos of Zimbabwe, but turned down the move after failing to agree terms. He joined

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club Ermis Aradippou and got the number 7 jersey. On 29 December 2012, Tarumbwa landed in

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to sign a two-year contract with 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions Sofapaka. The deal was finalised on 2 January 2013. He joined

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during the June 2013 TPL mid-season break

International goals

:''As of match played 11 June 2016. Zimbabwe score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tarumbwa goal.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarumbwa, Obadiah 1985 births Living people Footballers from Bulawayo Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Zimbabwe men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Belgian Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players APOP Kinyras FC players Ermis Aradippou FC players Chicken Inn F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Kenya Sofapaka F.C. players Highlanders F.C. players