Biri Biri

Biri Biri
Personal information
Full name Alhaji Momodo Njie
Date of birth (1948-03-30)30 March 1948
Place of birth Banjul, Gambia
Date of death 19 July 2020(2020-07-19) (aged 72)
Place of death Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
Black Star Football Club
Black Diamonds
White Phantoms
Arrance FC
1963–1965 Mighty Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1970 Augustinians
1970 Derby County 0 (0)
1970–1972 Wallidan Banjul
1972–1973 B 1901
1973–1978 Sevilla 99 (32)
1978–1981 Herfølge Boldklub
1981–1986 Wallidan Banjul
National team
1963–1987 Gambia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alhaji Momodo Njie (30 March 1948 – 19 July 2020), also known as Biri Biri, was a Gambian footballer. He played as a right winger. He known for playing for Sevilla FC in Spain and Herfølge Boldklub in Denmark. From 1963 to 1987, he played for the national team.

Biri died on 19 July 2020, aged 72, in Dakar, Senegal.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Fallece Biri Biri, leyenda del Sevilla FC" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-20.