Kinnah Phiri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 30, 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Malawi | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Big Bullets | |||
| 1982– | Manzini Wanderers | ||
| National team | |||
| 1974–1981 | Malawi | 30 | (36) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2006 | Big Bullets | ||
| 2006–2007 | Malawi (caretaker) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Free State Stars | ||
| 2009–2013 | Malawi | ||
| 2014 | Free State Stars | ||
| 2014-2015 | Free State Stars | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Kinnah Phiri (born 30 October 1954) is a former Malawian footballer and current coach.
Playing career
Born in Blantyre, Kinnah began playing football for local side Big Bullets F.C., and in 1982 was offered a contract by UAE club Sharjah SC He was not allowed to leave the country, but he moved to Swaziland to play for Manzini Wanderers where he would finish his playing career.[1]
Phiri was the inspiration behind the Malawi national football team's finest hours in the late 1970s when Malawi twice won the East and Central Africa Challenge Cup.
Coaching career
- Free State Stars, South African Premier Soccer League (Head coach)
- Bakili Bullets, Malawi (Head coach)
- Malawi U-23 (Head coach)
- Malawi (Head coach)[2]
References
- ↑ "Malawi football back on the map". Africa News. 25 November 2008.
- ↑ Kinnah promises Malawians race to Angola will go right down to the wire
External links
- Kinnah Phiri – FIFA competition record
| ||||||
| ||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.