Frimpong Manso

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Frimpong Manso
Personal information
Full name Stephen Frimpong Manso
Date of birth (1959-05-15) 15 May 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Bibiani Gold Stars (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
2023– Bibiani Gold Stars
2025– Ghana U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Frimpong Manso (born 15 May 1959) is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who manages Bibiani Gold Stars and the Ghana U17 squad.

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Playing career

Manso played as a defender for Cornerstones and Asante Kotoko, as well as earning 14 caps for the Ghana national team. [2]

Coaching career

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] In November 2023, Manso mutually parted ways with |Bofoakwa Tano. [8] In December 2024, he became head coach of Bibiani Gold Stars. [9]

In January 2025, Manso was once again appointed manager of the Ghana U17 squad. [10]

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References

  1. "Ghana - Record International Players".
  2. Frimpong Manso at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Frimpong Manso named interim assistant coach of Kotoko". MyJoyOnline.com. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. "Division One League: Nkoranza Warriors appoint experienced Frimpong Manso as head coach". GhanaSoccernet.
  5. "Our target is to stay in the league – Eleven Wonders coach Frimpong Manso". www.ghanaweb.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. "Nkoranza Warriors re-appoint Frimpong Manso as head coach". www.ghanaweb.com. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. "Frimpong Manso appointed as new head coach of Bofoakwa Tano". Ghana soccer net. 14 July 2023.
  8. "Ghana PL: Bofoakwa Tano part ways with head coach Frimpong Manso - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 23 November 2023.
  9. "BREAKING: Frimpong Manso named Bibiani Goldstars new head coach". KickGH.CoM. 6 December 2023.
  10. "Frimpong Manso appointed Head Coach of Black Starlets". www.ghanafa.org. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.