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{{Short description|Congolese footballer (born 1976)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
|name           = Robert Kidiaba
|image          = Muteba Kidiaba.jpg
|image_size     = 200
|caption        = Kidiaba with [[TP Mazembe]] in 2011
|fullname       = Robert Kidiaba Muteba<ref name="TPM"/>
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1976|2|1|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [[Lubumbashi]], [[Zaire]]
|height         = 1.82 m<ref name="TPM"/>
|position       = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
|currentclub    = 
|clubnumber     = 
|youthyears1    = 
|youthclubs1    = 
|years1         = 2001
|clubs1         = [[AS Saint-Luc]]
|caps1          = 
|goals1         = 
|years2         = 2002–2016
|clubs2         = [[TP Mazembe]]
|caps2          = 681
|goals2         = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2002–2015
|nationalteam1  = [[Congo DR national football team|DR Congo]]
|nationalcaps1  = 61
|nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
'''Robert Kidiaba Muteba''' (born 1 February 1976) is a Congolese politician and former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He spent most of his club career with [[TP Mazembe]], whilst at international level he collected 61 caps playing for the [[Congo DR national football team|DR Congo national team]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Lubumbashi]],<ref name="TPM"/> Kidiaba played club football for [[AS Saint-Luc]] and [[TP Mazembe]].<ref name="NFT">{{NFT|2001|accessdate=7 December 2014}}</ref> With TP Mazembe he played at the [[2009 FIFA Club World Cup]] and [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup]], making a total of five appearances in the tournament across both years.<ref name = "FIFA"/> In 2010 he reached the final with Mazembe, who became the first club outside South America and Europe to reach a Club World Cup final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mazembe donkey dance into history {{!}} 10 great Club World Cup moments |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/tp-mazembe-robert-kidiaba-donkey-dance-uae-2010-great-fifa-club-world-cup-moments |website=FIFA |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=28 January 2023}}</ref>

==International career==
Kidiaba made his international debut for the [[Congo DR national football team|DR Congo national team]] in 2002,<ref name="NFT"/> and has appeared for them in 11 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.<ref name = "FIFA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=214252/|title=FIFA Player Statistics: Robert KIDIABA - FIFA.com|date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107100945/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=214252/ |archive-date=7 November 2012 }}</ref> In December 2014 he announced he would retire from international duty after the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations]],<ref name="retire">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30360544|title=Kidiaba to end DR Congo career after 2015 Nations Cup|date=6 December 2014|access-date=3 February 2015|author=Oluwashina Okeleji|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> in January 2015 he was named in the 23-man squad for the tournament,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30627535|title=2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad|date=9 January 2015|access-date=5 February 2015|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> and in February 2015 he indicated that he might not retire after the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31131276|title=Afcon 2015: Robert Kidiaba says he may continue for DR Congo|date=4 February 2015|access-date=5 February 2015|author=Piers Edwards|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

==Political career==
In May 2015 it was announced that Kidiaba and teammate [[Jean Kasusula]] would stand for the [[National Party for Democracy and Development (DR Congo)|National Party for Democracy and Development]] at forthcoming elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32884136|title=Mazembe's Robert Kidiaba and Jean Kasusula turn to politics|date=26 May 2015|access-date=10 June 2015|author=Kennedy Gondwe|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

He was elected a Member of Parliament for [[Upper Katanga Province]] in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-bh/news/ex-tp-mazembe-goalkeeper-robert-kidiaba-elected-member-of/t9b6kpnlnjfh14l8bbnz1ewoj|title=Ex-TP Mazembe goalkeeper Robert Kidiaba elected Member of Parliament in Congo &#124; Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kidiaba works as an ambassador for the [[Peace One Day]] charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26988840|title=Kidiaba to focus on DR Congo unity|date=11 April 2014|access-date=7 December 2014|author=Kennedy Gondwe|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

He is married and has three children.<ref name="TPM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tpmazembe.com/en/team/squad/robert-kidiaba|title=Profile|access-date=3 February 2015|publisher=TP Mazembe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034456/http://www.tpmazembe.com/en/team/squad/robert-kidiaba|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

He is "famed for the 'bum shuffle' goal celebration" which consists of "bouncing around his penalty area on his backside."<ref name="retire"/> The move is a fan favourite.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-31123518|title=Robert Kidiaba's 'bouncing bottom' enthrals football fans|date=3 February 2015|access-date=5 February 2015|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''DR Congo'''
*[[Africa Cup of Nations]] bronze: [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30627535|title=2015 Nations Cup: Yannick Bolasie in DR Congo squad|date=9 January 2015|access-date=15 January 2020|language=en-GB|archive-date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308113322/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30627535|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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