Antoine Hey

Antoine Hey
Personal information
Full name Antoine Hey
Date of birth (1970-09-19) 19 September 1970
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
0000–1989 Grasshopper Club Zürich
1989–1992 Fortuna Düsseldorf 49 (5)
1992–1994 FC Schalke 04 19 (0)
1993–1994 → Tennis Borussia Berlin (loan) 27 (7)
1994–1997 SC Fortuna Köln 94 (16)
1997–1999 Birmingham City 9 (0)
1999–2000 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 (3)
2000–2001 VfL Osnabrück 33 (0)
2001–2003 Anorthosis Famagusta 20 (6)
2003 Bristol City 0 (0)
2003–2004 VfR Neumünster 22 (1)
Teams managed
2003–2004 VfR Neumünster
2004–2006 Lesotho
2006–2007 Gambia
2007 US Monastir
2008–2009 Liberia
2009 Kenya

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Antoine Hey (born 19 September 1970) is a retired German footballer who played in the Bundesliga. He was previously the coach of the Kenyan national team, a job he held from February to November 2009.

Career

Club career

Hey played mainly for Fortuna Düsseldorf and Schalke[2] in Germany,[3] as well as Tennis Borussia Berlin, Fortuna Köln, VfL Osnabrück, Anorthosis Famagusta and VfR Neumünster.

Management career

Hey began his management career in Germany with VfR Neumünster before moving to Africa to manage Lesotho.[3] Hey was also manager of Gambia from September 2006[3] until March 2007.[4] His spell with Gambia was marred by concerns over money.[5][6] He was appointed manager of Liberia in February 2008.[7] In February 2009, he was appointed coach of the Kenyan national team.[8][9] After disputes with the governing body over team selection,[10] Hey walked out on Kenya's national team shortly before the final World Cup qualifier against Nigeria.[11][12]

Personal

His father, Jonny Hey, was from 1972 to 1980 also a professional footballer (MSV Duisburg, Arminia Bielefeld, Grasshoppers Zürich and Fortuna Köln). He played 32 Bundesliga and 127 Second Division games.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Hey, Antoine" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Antoine Hey: Ich war ein besserer Torwart als Buyo!" (in German). FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Cham, Lamine (26 September 2006). "Gambia appoint German coach". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "Gambia to replace German coach". BBC. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "Confusion over Gambia coach". BBC. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  6. ↑ "Hey to continue as Gambia coach". BBC. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  7. ↑ Rennie, Ledgerhood (27 February 2008). "New man at the helm for Lone Star". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  8. ↑ "Hey takes over as Kenya coach". BBC. 19 February 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  9. ↑ Kitula, Sammy (18 February 2009). "Antoine Hey new Harambee Stars coach". Daily Nation. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  10. ↑ Nyende, Charles (4 November 2009). "Enough is enough! FKL orders Oliech's recall". Daily Nation. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  11. ↑ "Kenya turmoil ahead of Nigeria match". BBC Sport. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  12. ↑ Kitula, Sammy (16 November 2009). "Coach Hey off to Germany". Daily Nation. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  13. ↑ "Toni Hey: mit 37 zum dritten Mal Nationaltrainer" (in German). rp-online.de. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2011.

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