Diaz Kambere

Diaz Kambere (born October 18, 1985) is a former soccer player who plays for Africa United FC in the Multicultural Soccer League of British Columbia. He serves as the senior girls coach at Delview Secondary Born in Uganda, he represented Canada at international level.

College and amateur career Kambere was born in Uganda, but moved to Surrey, British Columbia with his family as a child. He was a student at Centennial Secondary School in Coquitlam and John Norquay Elementary School in Vancouver, played youth soccer for Vancouver's Italian Canadian Sports Federation (ICSF) and the Eagle Ridge Rogue Selects in Coquitlam, BC, and was also a member of the British Columbia provincial team at the U-15, U-16, and U-18 levels. Having been unable to secure a professional contract, he signed with the Abbotsford Mariners of the USL Premier Development League for the 2009 season.

After a brief loan spell with Surrey United in the Pacific Coast Soccer League, Kambere joined Abbotsford's PDL rivals Victoria Highlanders in 2010.

International career Kambere represented Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament.

Coaching career Kambere has coached soccer for the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy, Perform All Out, SFC Pegasus, LFUSA, and CCB Men’s Premier Club who won the men’s 2019 Provincials and Nationals. Diaz also coaches soccer at Delview Secondary School where he works as a child and youth care worker.

Personal life Before moving to Canada Kambere's father, Amos Kambere, served as a member of the Ugandan Parliament. His older brother, Donald Kambere, played alongside him at Abbotsford, and he has two younger brothers, Jethro and Kule.

Honours Vancouver Whitecaps USL First Division championship: 2008