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Full name
  
Fils Olivier Karekezi

Years
  
Team

Weight
  
82 kg

1989–2001
  
APR

Height
  
1.88 m


Playing position
  
Striker

Role
  
Footballer

Place of birth
  
Kigali, Rwanda

Name
  
Olivier Karekezi

Salary
  
52,000 USD (2011)

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Date of birth
  
(1983-05-25) 25 May 1983 (age 32)

Current team
  
CA Bizertin (#18 / Forward)

Similar People
  
Eric Nshimiyimana, Milutin Sredojevic, Johnny McKinstry, Branko Tucak, Stephen Constantine

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Fils Olivier Karekezi ([olivje kaɾeˌcezi]; born 25 May 1983) is a Rwandan footballer who currently plays for Swedish side Råå IF in Division 3 Södra Götaland. He is also a former captain of the Rwanda national team.

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Career

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He signed for Helsingborgs IF in 2005, leaving his native club APR FC, and scored five goals in 18 matches during the 2005 season. In 2006, he scored 11 goals for Helsingborg and thereby became their top scorer in Allsvenskan. In January 2008 he transferred to Hamarkameratene. In March 2010 he joined Swedish second division club Östers IF on a two-year deal.

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Karekezi took pay cut to play for his former club APR. The attacking midfielder, who has been getting US$ 52,000 (Rwf30.9m) a year at Swedish second division side Östers IF, has already agreed a two- year-deal with the Primus league champions in the region of US$24, 000 (Rwf14m) a year.

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Towards the end of September 2012, he joined Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CA Bizertin in a two-year deal. In July 2013, he announced that he would retire from football when his contract with Bizertin expires in March 2015. However, he joined Swedish third-tier outfit Trelleborgs FF on 22 January 2014.

International career

Karekezi made his international debut for Rwanda in 2000, and represented his country at the 2004 African Cup of Nations.

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After 13 years with the national team, he announced his retirement from international football in late August 2013.

International goals

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Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first.

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References

Olivier Karekezi Wikipedia