player · international archive · 1962–1970
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Mengistu Worku
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EthiopiaArchive goals
11
for Ethiopia
Matches scored in
8
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Tournaments
2
most in the African Cup of Nations (10)
Career span
1962–1970
first 1962-01-14 · last 1970-02-10
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Mengistu Worku was an Ethiopian footballer, recognised as one of the best Ethiopian footballers in history with Luciano Vassalo and Yidnekatchew Tessema. He is best known for his role in the final of the 1962 African Nations Cup, and for being the head coach to take the Ethiopia national team to the African Nations Cup in Libya in 1982. — Wikipedia
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International goals in our archive
11 goals across 8 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1962–1970| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-02-10 |  Ivory Coast | L1–6(n) | 33' | African Cup of Nations | Khartoum |
| 1970-02-08 |  Cameroon | L2–3(n) | 12' 75' | African Cup of Nations | Khartoum |
| 1969-05-04 |  Sudan | D1–1(h) | 79' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Addis Ababa |
| 1968-01-19 |  DR Congoplayed as Congo-Kinshasa | L2–3(h) | 65' | African Cup of Nations | Addis Ababa |
| 1968-01-16 |  Algeria | W3–1(h) | 16' | African Cup of Nations | Addis Ababa |
| 1963-11-28 |  Tunisia | W4–2(n) | — — | African Cup of Nations | Accra |
| 1962-01-21 |  Egyptplayed as United Arab Republic | W4–2(h) | 84' 118' | African Cup of Nations | Addis Ababa |
| 1962-01-14 | Tunisia | W4–2(h) | 69' | African Cup of Nations | Addis Ababa |
Honours
1 team trophy · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours1 | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations | ×1 | 1962 | Ethiopia | |
| Individual honours1 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations Best Player | 1962 | |||
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