Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Frimpong Manso | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bofoakwa Tano (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1986 | Cornerstones | ||
1991–1995 | Asante Kotoko | ||
International career | |||
1987–1994 | Ghana [1] | 31 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2019 | Ghana U17 | ||
2019 | Nkoranza Warriors | ||
2019–2020 | Eleven Wonders | ||
2020–2021 | Nkoranza Warriors | ||
2023– | Bofoakwa Tano | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stephen Frimpong Manso (born 15 May 1959) is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who manages Bofoakwa Tano.
Manso played as a defender for Cornerstones and Asante Kotoko, as well as earning 14 caps for the Ghana national team. [2]
In 2017, he assisted the interim coach Godwin Ablordey in the management of Asante Kotoko. [3] Later in March 2019 he became the manager of Nkoranza Warriors. [4]
By December 2019, he moved to Techiman Eleven Wonders, [5] but later returned in February 2020 to Nkoranza Warriors. [6]
In July 2023, he was appointed as the head coach of newly promoted club Bofoakwa Tano [7]
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