Stephen Keshi
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| Stephen Keshi | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Stephen Keshi | |
| Date of birth | 31 January 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Mali | |
| Number | Manager | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1979 1980–1984 1985 1986 1986–1987 1987–1991 1991–1993 1993–1994 1995 1996 1997 |
ACB Lagos New Nigeria Bank Stade d'Abidjan Africa Sports Lokeren Anderlecht RC Strasbourg Molenbeek CCV Hydra Sacramento Scorpions Perlis FA |
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| Teams managed | ||
| 2004–2006 2007 2008– |
Togo Togo Mali |
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Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (born January 31, 1962 in Lagos) is a former football defender from Nigeria.
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[edit] Playing career
An important player for Nigeria, Keshi was "Skipper" of the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and played in five different African Nations Cup tournaments, helping to win the 1994 African Nations Cup.
His last club was Perlis in Malaysia. In 2000 a testimonial match was arranged for him in Lagos.
[edit] Coaching career
After a playing career mostly with Belgian clubs, Keshi went to the United States to be educated in coaching.
In 1996 he was joined by Augustine Eguavoen, who presently coaches the Nigerian national team. They played together in California as the backbone of the defense for the short lived Sacramento Scorpions. Keshi has been a part of the coaching staff for the Nigerian national team, most notably as head coach for the Junior Eagles at the 2004 Olympic soccer tournament.
Between 2004 and 2006 Keshi coached the Togo national football team, unexpectedly bringing them to their first World Cup tournament, Germany 2006. Having secured Togo's unlikely qualification, he was promptly replaced by German coach Otto Pfister prior to the World Cup finals, after Togo showed a dismal performance and failed to advance to the tournament stage in 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
However, Pfister did not last beyond a controversial World Cup campaign that nearly resulted in a player's strike over pay and Togo remained without a manager until February 2007 when they re-engaged Keshi in time a friendly against Cameroon.
He is currently manager of the Mali national football team, after being appointed in April 2008 on a two-year deal.[1]
[edit] Honours
African Nations Cup: 1994
West African Club Championship: 1983, 1984
Coupe Houphoet Boigny: 1985, 1986
Cote D'Ivoire Premier Division: 1986
Cote D'Ivoire Coupe: 1986
Jupiler League: 1991
Belgian Cup: 1988, 1989
[edit] External references
[edit] References
- ^ "Keshi opts for Mali national team". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7325571.stm. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
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