Persipura Jayapura: Innalillahi, Thank You For Your Dedication Christian Lenglolo

JAKARTA - Sad news came from Persipura Jayapura and Sriwijaya FC. One of the former players, Christian Lenglolo died.

This news was shared by the official Persipura Jayapura Instagram account, @persipurapapua1963 on Saturday, September 4 yesterday.

"Innalillahi wainna ilaihi rojiuun… We, the big family of Persipura Jayapura, are deeply saddened by the passing of the former Persipura player Christian Lenglolo," Persipura Jayapura wrote, quoted on Sunday, September 5.

"Thank you for your dedication. May Allah SWT widen your grave and give patience to the bereaved family. Amen," he wrote again.

In line with Persipura, Sriwijaya FC also expresses deep condolences for the death of Christian Lenglolo.

"It has become part of the history of Sriwijaya FC. We, the big family of Sriwijaya FC, are sorry for the passing of the legend of Laskar Wong Kito, Christian Lenglolo," said the Sriwijaya FC account.

"May all his goodness and deeds of worship be accepted by God, and the family and relatives left behind are given patience," he continued.

Christian Lenglolo is a player born in Cameroon, July 28, 1982, and has worked in Sriwijaya and Persipura. In 2005, for example, Christian Lenglolo brought Persipura to the Indonesian League champions ladder after beating Persija Jakarta 3-2 in extra time.

Reporting from bola.com, three years later, Christian Lenglolo annexed a double winner with Sriwijaya FC. In addition to being the 2007/2008 Indonesian League champions, the team nicknamed Laskar Wong Kito also won the Copa Indonesia in the same season.

Besides Persipura and Sriwijaya FC, Christian Lenglolo has also defended Persikota Tangerang to Persijap Jepara. The alumnus of the Cameroon U-20 national team chose to convert to Islam in 2013.

Based on Soccerway's records, Christian Lenglolo last played in the Indonesian League in 2014 with Persijap.