Zedekiah Otieno

Zedekiah Otieno
Personal information
Date of birth30 November 1968
Place of birthKenya
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
?Gor Mahia
National team
1992–1993Kenya
Teams managed
–2010Gor Mahia
2010–2011Kenya
2011Gor Mahia
2012Sony Sugar
2013–Sony Sugar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Zedekiah "Zico" Otieno (born 30 November 1968) is a Kenyan former football player who is currently manages Sony Sugar in the Tusker Premier League. Otieno was appointed interim coach of the Kenya national football team[1] until he was relieved by Francis Kimanzi in November 2011.[2]

Otieno played for Gor Mahia,[3] and made appearances for the Kenya national football team, including two 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

After retiring from playing football, Otieno became a manager. He led his former team Gor Mahia before being appointed Kenya national team manager in December 2010.[4]

After the end of the 2012 Tusker Premier League, Otieno left Sony Sugar to become a politician. He ran for the post of Councillor of Eastlands, Nairobi during the 2013 general elections,[5] but took a break and was re-appointed at Sony Sugar, succeeding Sammy Omollo, who had replaced him in 2012.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Kimanzi appointed to take charge of Harambee Stars". BBC Sport Football. 2011-11-02. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Toskin, Robin (2011-03-21). "Kenya pick new national football team coach". Africa Review. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Ayieko, Odindo (2011-11-01). "Zico searching for Stars winning formula". Standard Media. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Fedha, Buckley (2010-12-30). "Stars to play Tusker FC". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Odindo Ayieko (15 December 2012). "‘Pamzo’ heads west to Sony as ‘Zico’ dives into council politics". Daily Nation. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Jeff Kinyanjui (10 July 2013). "Zico set to take over SoNy". Futaa.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

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