Kolubah "Zizi" Roberts (born 19 July 1979) is a Liberian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He began his professional career in 1996 at the age of 17 and played for teams in Liberia, the United States, Switzerland, Greece, and Italy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zizi Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Junior Professional | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Monza Briazna (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 1998–1999 | → Ravenna Calcio (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 1999 | → AC Bellinzona (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2000 | Ionikos | 15 | (8) |
| 2000–2001 | Panionios | 30 | (13) |
| 2001–2002 | Olympiakos | 8 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | Colorado Rapids | 17 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2003 | Liberia | 31 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 9 December 2007 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editIn 1997, Roberts signed for A.C. Milan but never played an official match for them, appearing in friendly competitions and being loaned out to Monza in 1997, Ravenna in 1998, and AC Bellinzona for the first half of the 1999–2000 season.[1]
In January 2000, he signed for Greek side Ionikos FC, finishing out the season before moving to Panionios FC at the start of the following season. In August 2001, he signed with Olympiakos FC, where he found relative success, scoring five times in just eight appearances.[2] Roberts left for the United States in 2003, signing with Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids in August. In two years with the Rapids, he appeared in 17 games, scoring six goals.
International career
editRoberts was a regular for the Liberia national team between 1997 and 2003.[3] In all, he played 31 games for Liberia, scoring nine goals. In 2003, the final year of his national team career, he was named Liberian Soccer Player of the Year.
Honors
editClub
editOlympiacos
- Greek Championship: 2002
Individual
edit- Liberian Soccer Player of the Year: 2003
References
edit- ^ Rota, Davide. "Players from Africa, Asia and North-America in Italy". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alex. "Foreign players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ Zizi Roberts – FIFA competition record (archived)