George Midenyo

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George Midenyo Oguk
Personal information
Full name George Midenyo Oguk
Date of birth (1981-08-21) 21 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2006 Mathare United
2006–2007 Tusker
2007 Raufoss IL
2007 Mjölby AI FF 9 (0)
2011 Husqvarna FF 15 (2)
2010 Mjölby AI FF
2011 Tusker 22 (7)
2012 Gor Mahia 12 (2)
2014 Nairobi City Stars 4 (0)
2014–2016 Sidama Coffee S.C.
2024– Wazito F.C.
International career‡
2010 Kenya 10 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Wazito F.C. (assistant)
2021–2022 Mathare United (assistant)
2024– Mara Sugar FC (Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 27 Apr 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 27 Apr 2022 (UTC)

George Midenyo Oguk, (born 21 August 1981) is a Kenyan football manager and former player. He had stints at various Kenya Premier league clubs and in Norway, Sweden & Ethiopia during his playing career. He is currently the head coach of Kenya Premier league team Mara Sugar Fc.

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Born in Nairobi, Kenya. He featured professionally for Norwegian side Raufoss IL, Swedish sides Mjölby AI FF and Husqvarna FF, and Sidama Coffee S.C. in Ethiopia.

Club career

Midenyo [1] started his career at Mathare United in 2002 and after five seasons joined Tusker F.C. for a season. He then moved to Norwegian side Raufoss IL [2] in 2007 then to Swedish side Mjölby AI FF the same year. In 2008 he joined Husqvarna FF [3] and spent two seasons before returning to Mjölby AI FF.

In 2011 he was back from Scandinavia and rejoined Tusker F.C. In 2012 he joined Gor Mahia F.C. [4] [5] [6] for two seasons then landed at Nairobi City Stars for the 2014 season. [7]

Thereafter, he moved to Sidama Coffee S.C. [8] [9] for two seasons before returning to Kenya to join Wazito F.C. in the second tier.

Managerial Career

After half a season [10] at Wazito F.C., Midenyo switched to the bench to become an assistant coach and served for a season and a half. [11] [12]

After coaching private entities and schools, Midenyo was back to coaching at club level. This included Mt. Kenya United in the second tier and Mathare United in the Kenyan topflight. [13]

He currently holds a CAF 'A' coaching licence.

Midenyo was appointed to take charge of newly promoted Kenya premier league side Mara Sugar Fc in August 2024. He began his return to top flight coaching with a 3-0 win over Kakamega Homeboyz at the Awendo Green Stadium.

International

Midenyo was called up to the Kenya national football team in 2010 by head coach Reinhard Fabisch. He earned his debut on 5 Jan 2001 in a friendly against Zambia at the City Stadium. [14]

His competitive debut was away to Gabon [15] during a 2002 AFCON Qualifier Group 3 in Stade Omar Bongo. He played the full 90 minutes.

He went on to earn 10 National caps [16] which included five games in 2001 CECAFA Cup.

Career statistics

International

As of 27 April 2022
Kenya
YearAppsGoals
2001100
Total100

Honours

Club

Mathare United
Tusker
Gor Mahia

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