{"id":23841,"date":"2022-08-08T08:37:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T08:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/defender-patrick-umwungeri-calls-time-on-football-career"},"modified":"2022-08-08T08:54:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T08:54:53","slug":"defender-patrick-umwungeri-calls-time-on-football-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/defender-patrick-umwungeri-calls-time-on-football-career","title":{"rendered":"Defender Patrick Umwungeri calls time on football career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Bugesera Football Club and former Amavubi center-back Patrick Umwungeri has retired from playing football, a career in which he has spent more than 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old confirmed the development to Times Sport on Saturday, August 6, adding that he will now be looking at coaching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have officially retired from football. I will now be focusing on looking for coaching courses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, I am with AS Kigali trying to learn from Coach Cassa Mbungo. He has the experience that can be of help to me,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Umwungeri has had several outings with the senior national team Amavubi as well as playing for several local clubs including Police FC, AS Kigali, Kiyovu SC and most recently Bugesera.<\/p>\n<p><b>League career<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Kiyovu<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In 2011, at the age of 17, Umwungeri was signed by SC Kiyovu, making him one of the youngest players to ever play for the Nyamirambo-based side in the topflight league.<\/p>\n<p>He was at the club for only one season, in which he helped them finish fifth in the league and reach the quarter-finals of the Peace Cup tournament.<\/p>\n<p><b>AS Kigali<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After a stellar debut season in the topflight league with SC Kiyovu, Umwungeri signed for AS Kigali on a two-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>He guided the club to their first major title in ten years \u2013 the 2013 Peace Cup.<\/p>\n<p>He also played continental football in the CAF Confederation Cup with AS Kigali, and was part of the team that was eliminated in the second round after losing 3-0 to Morocco\u2019s Difa\u00e2 Hassani D\u2019el Jadida.<\/p>\n<p><b>Police FC<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After three seasons with AS Kigali, Umwungeri joined Police FC.<\/p>\n<p>It did not take long for Umwungeri to adapt as he immediately earned a regular place in the starting line-up before going on to help them win the Peace Cup title in 2016, after beating arch-rivals Rayon Sports 1-0 in the final.<\/p>\n<p>He was also part of the team that won the Agaciro Cup after beating Sunrise FC 1-0, in the final to win the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Bugesera Football Club and former Amavubi center-back Patrick Umwungeri has retired from playing football, a career in which he has spent more than 12 years. The 28-year-old confirmed the development to Times Sport on Saturday, August 6, adding that he will now be looking at coaching. \u201cI have officially retired from football. 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