Michael Emenalo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Emenalo | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Aba, Abia, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985 | Enugu Rangers | ||
1986–1989 | Boston University | ||
1989–1993 | Racing White Daring Molenbeek | 47 | (5) |
1993–1994 | Eintracht Trier | ||
1994–1995 | Notts County | 7 | (0) |
1996–1997 | San Jose Clash | 56 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Lleida | 22 | (1) |
1998–2000 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 43 | (0) |
Total | 175 | (7) | |
International career | |||
1985–1995 | Nigeria | 14 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2010–2011 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||
2011–2017 | Chelsea (Technical Director) | ||
2017–2019 | AS Monaco (Technical Director) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Emenalo (born 14 July 1965) is a Nigerian former football player and coach.
Career
Emenalo began his career in his native country, Nigeria before moving to play in the United States for Boston University from 1986 to 1989. While there, he played for Molenbeek in Belgium, Eintracht Trier in Germany and Notts County F.C in England before going back to the US. Emenalo was part of the original allocated players for Major League Soccer and spent two seasons (1996–97) with the San Jose Clash. After that, he played with Lleida in Spain and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel.
Emenalo won 14 caps for Nigeria and played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, missing the first game through injury but then, played against Argentina and Greece before Nigeria was knocked out by Italy.
He joined Chelsea when former manager Avram Grant was in charge in 2007. After the departure of Ray Wilkins, Emenalo was promoted from his position as chief scout to assistant first team coach on 18 November 2010.[1] On 8 July 2011, Chelsea appointed Emenalo as Technical Director of the club.[2][3]
On 10 June 2013, he formally requested that his contract be terminated to facilitate the return of José Mourinho.[4] His request for termination was denied.[5][6]
On 6 November 2017, he resigned as technical director of the club.[7][8]
On 27 November 2017, Emenalo joined Monaco as its sporting director.[9][10]
On 12 August 2019, Emenalo left Monaco by mutual consent.[11]
References
- ^ "Chelsea appoint Michael Emenalo to replace Ray Wilkins". BBC Sport. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ "Emenalo is new technical director". chelseafc.com. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Chelsea to name Michael Emenalo as sporting director". BBC Sport. 6 July 2011.
- ^ Draper, Rob (8 June 2013). "Mourinho's back... but is it really a match made in heaven?". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Smith, Rory (30 May 2013). "Exclusive: Michael Emenalo's offer to resign turned down by Chelsea". The Times. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Mourinho's second coming: Abramovich turns down Emenalo's resignation". Daily Post. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Law, Matt (6 November 2017). "Exclusive: Michael Emenalo quits Chelsea in major blow to Roman Abramovich". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Michael Emenalo: Chelsea technical director leaves post after 10 years". BBC Sport. 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Michael Emenalo takes Monaco sporting director job weeks after Chelsea exit". The Guardian. 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Michael Emenalo: Former Chelsea technical director takes up similar role at Monaco". BBC Sport. 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Michael Emenalo: Nigerian leaves French side Monaco by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 12 August 2019.
External links
- Profile at NigerianPlayers.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-12-20)
- Michael Emenalo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriates in Spain
- Nigerian expatriates in England
- Boston University alumni
- Boston University Terriers men's soccer players
- RWDM Brussels FC players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek players
- Nigeria international footballers
- Notts County F.C. players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- UE Lleida players
- La Liga players
- Major League Soccer players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Rangers International F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff
- People from Aba, Abia
- Association football defenders
- AS Monaco FC non-playing staff