John Keister (footballer, born 1970)

John Keister

Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-11-11) 11 November 1970
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Playing position	Sweeper/midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Johansen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1993	Tigres
1993–2000	Walsall	106	(2)
2000	Chester City	10	(0)
2000–2001	Shrewsbury Town	8	(0)
2001	Stevenage Borough
2001–2006	Margate	186	(22)
2006–2009	Dover Athletic	97	(3)
2009–2011	Margate	3	(0)
National team
2000–2002	Sierra Leone	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Keister (born Manchester, 11 November 1970) is a former football (soccer) player currently managing in Sierra Leone. Although born in England he has gained international caps for Sierra Leone.^[1]

Keister started his career at Sierra Leone side Tigres in 1992 before moving to England in 1993. Since living in England he has played for Walsall, Chester City, Shrewsbury Town, Stevenage Borough, Margate and Dover Athletic where he was captain before returning to previous club Margate on a free transfer in September 2009.^[2] However in January 2010 he was suspended from all his contract duties for a period of 14 days whilst his club investigated allegations against him of misconduct.

Whilst playing for non-league club Margate he gained 2 international caps for Sierra Leone, he played in two World Cup qualifying games against Nigeria and Morocco, making him the first player from the club to receive international recognition whilst playing for them.^[3]

Keister was player/assistant manager at the club but left in February 2011, and is now head coach of FC Johansen.

References

External links

• John Keister career statistics at Soccerbase
• John Keister at National-Football-Teams.com