Patrick Mtiliga played as a defender, most frequently used as a left-back.
19 Facts About Patrick Mtiliga
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Patrick Mtiliga played six games for the Denmark national team.
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Patrick Mtiliga was born in Copenhagen to a Tanzanian father.
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Patrick Mtiliga started playing youth football for Copenhagen club Boldklubben 1893.
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Patrick Mtiliga initially played as a striker or attacking midfielder.
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Patrick Mtiliga was initially loaned out from Feyenoord to feeder club Excelsior Rotterdam in the lower league Eerste Divisie, for an indefinite period of time.
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Patrick Mtiliga established himself in the Excelsior first team squad during his first year at the club.
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Patrick Mtiliga finished the season playing 11 games in the Eredivisie for the club.
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Patrick Mtiliga played 11 league games in his first full season for Feyenoord, as he incurred a serious hip injury in January 2005.
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Patrick Mtiliga established himself as one of the best left-backs in the Eredivisie, and was included in team of the week on several occasions.
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Patrick Mtiliga signed a contract with Malaga CF in the Spanish La Liga championship in the summer 2009.
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Patrick Mtiliga was injured in his first league game for the club, and had a hard time forcing his way back into the starting line-up.
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Patrick Mtiliga was asked to take a more attacking approach by manager Juan Ramon Lopez Muniz, and soon reasserted himself in the first team.
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Ronaldo was shown a red card and it was reported that Patrick Mtiliga would be out of the game for three weeks.
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Patrick Mtiliga debuted for the Danish under-17 national team in August 1997.
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Patrick Mtiliga has played a total 28 national youth team matches and scored four goals, including nine games and a single goal for the Denmark under-21 national team.
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Patrick Mtiliga made his debut against Wales, but was then dropped from the national team.
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On 28 May 2010, Patrick Mtiliga was included in Olsen's "Final List" of 23 to play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Patrick Mtiliga failed to make an appearance, though, in the World Cup finals, as Denmark finished third in their group and were eventually knocked out from the tournament.