Mohamed Kanu
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 July 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Freetown United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Freetown United | |||
1990–1991 | Mighty Blackpool | ||
1991–1996 | Eendracht Aalst | ||
→ Eendracht Hekelgem | |||
1996–1998 | KV Oostende | ||
1998–1999 | Beveren | ||
1999–2004 | Cercle Brugge | 113 | (3) |
Rekkem | |||
International career | |||
1987–1998 | Sierra Leone | ? | (?) |
Managerial career | |||
FC Knokke (youth coach) | |||
2005–2007 | Sierra Leone | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mohamed "Ahmed" Kanu (born 5 July 1968 in Freetown) is a Sierra Leonean manager and retired footballer. He used to play as centre back or libero. He managed the national team of Sierra Leone from 2005 to 2007.[1]
He made his international debut for Sierra Leone in 1987 at the age of 19.[2]
Kanu has also had Belgian citizenship since 2002.
During his five-year stay at Cercle Brugge, Kanu was twice voted the best player of the season by the fans, winning the Pop Poll in 2000 and 2003.[3]
References
- ^ "Kanu Leone stars caretaker coach". 5 November 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "WC2002 Qualifiers - Africa - Group B". www.angelfire.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Stardekk. "Cercle Brugge KSV". Cercle Brugge KSV (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
External links
- Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)
- Player info at Cerclebrugge.be (in Dutch)
Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Freetown
- Sierra Leonean footballers
- Association football defenders
- Mighty Blackpool players
- S.C. Eendracht Aalst players
- F.C.V. Dender E.H. players
- K.V. Oostende players
- K.S.K. Beveren players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- Belgian Second Division/Belgian First Division B players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Sierra Leone international footballers
- 1994 African Cup of Nations players
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players
- Sierra Leonean expatriate footballers
- Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Sierra Leonean football managers
- Sierra Leone national football team managers
- Sierra Leonean football biography stubs