Hans Heiniger

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Hans Heiniger
Personal information
Date of birth 1940or1941(age 84–85) [1]
Managerial career
YearsTeam
1987–1992 Gambia
2000 Djoliba AC
2002–2003 Madagascar

Hans Heiniger (born 1940 or 1941) is a Swiss football coach who has managed a number of teams in Africa.

Career

Heiniger has coached in the Gambia, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Mali and Madagascar. [1]

He coached the Gambian national team between 1987 and 1992, their first ever foreign manager. [2]

In Mali he managed Djoliba AC, leading them to 2nd place in the Malian Première Division, [1] before being sacked in August 2000. [3] In August 2002 he became the new manager of the Madagascar national side. [1] [4] He left the position in July 2003, and was replaced by Rodolphe Rakotoarisoa. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mit kesser Lippe" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 1 September 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Sulayman Bah (4 November 2016). "STEVE: Changing Coaches not Solution for Gambia". Foroyaa. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mali: Swiss Coach of Djoliba Sacked". All Africa. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Madagascar unveil Heiniger as new coach". Madagasikara. 20 August 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Madagascar appoint coach". BBC Sport. 8 July 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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