# Andrew Tembo

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{{short description|Zambian footballer (born 1971)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Andrew Tembo
| image               =
| image_size          =
| caption             =
| fullname            = Andrew Tembo
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1971|8|19|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [Lusaka](/source/Lusaka), Zambia
| height              = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position            = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder_(association_football))
| currentclub         =  
| youthyears1         = {{0|0000}}–1991
| youthclubs1         = Zamsure F.C.
| years1              = 1991–1996 |clubs1=Zamsure F.C.|caps1= |goals1=
| years2              = 1994–1995 |clubs2=[Marseille](/source/Olympique_de_Marseille) |caps2=2 |goals2=0
| years3              = 1997–2006 |clubs3=[OB](/source/Odense_Boldklub) |caps3=248 |goals3=14
| years4              = 2006–2007     |clubs4=[Ølstykke](/source/%C3%98lstykke_FC) |caps4=23 |goals4=0
| years5              = 2007–2008     |clubs5=[Hjørring](/source/FC_Hj%C3%B8rring) |caps5=0 |goals5=0
| years6              = 2008–2010     |clubs6=[B1909](/source/Boldklubben_1909) |caps6= |goals6=
| nationalyears1      = 1995–2001
|nationalteam1        = [Zambia](/source/Zambia_national_football_team)
|nationalcaps1        = 35
|nationalgoals1       = 1
| club-update         = 19:01, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}

'''Andrew Tembo''' (born 19 August 1971) is a former [Zambia](/source/Zambia)n football [midfielder](/source/midfielder).

==Career==
Tembo previously played 284 matches and scored 15 goals for [Odense BK](/source/Odense_BK),<ref>{{cite news|work=[The Times](/source/The_Times)|author=Del Mar, Oliver|title=Nomads search for their dreams|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article879546.ece|date=2003-02-17|accessdate=2009-06-25 | location=London}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> having joined them in the summer of 1997. Prior to that he played for [Zamsure FC](/source/Zamsure_FC). He also had a one-season spell at [Marseille](/source/Olympique_de_Marseille).

Tembo earned 35 caps for the [Zambia national team](/source/Zambia_national_football_team). As a young player in April 1993 he almost boarded the [fateful flight](/source/1993_Zambia_national_football_team_plane_crash) which killed the entire Zambia squad, however he was asked not to board the flight at the last minute.<ref>{{cite news 
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/czrgm6grxvlo
|title=The air crash and the underdogs - a triumph for a lost generation
|publisher=[BBC](/source/BBC) 
|date=14 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref>

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](/source/Danish_Cup): [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Danish_Cup)<ref>{{cite news 
|url=https://www.bt.dk/sport/pokalfinalen-i-tal-0
|title=POKALFINALEN I TAL
|publisher=bt.dk
|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=10286}}

{{Zambia Squad 1996 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Zambia Squad 1998 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Zambia Squad 2000 Africa Cup of Nations}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tembo, Andrew}}
Category:1971 births
Category:Living people
Category:Zambian men's footballers
Category:Zambian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Zambia men's international footballers
Category:Olympique de Marseille players
Category:Odense Boldklub players
Category:Ølstykke FC players
Category:Ligue 2 players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:1996 African Cup of Nations players
Category:1998 African Cup of Nations players
Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players
Category:Men's association football midfielders

{{Zambia-footy-bio-stub}}

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