Jean-Paul Akono

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Jean-Paul Akono
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1980 Canon Yaoundé
International career
1972–1973 Cameroon
Managerial career
2000 Cameroon Olympics
2001 Cameroon
2002–2003 Chad
2012–2013 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-Paul Akono (born 1 January 1952) is a Cameroonian football coach and former player.

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Early and personal life

Akono was born on 1 January 1952 in Yaoundé. [1]

Playing career

Akono played for Cameroon at international level, participating in the 1972 African Cup of Nations, [2] and appearing in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 1973. [3] He played club football for Canon Yaoundé between 1979 and 1980. [1]

Coaching career

Akono was in charge of Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [4]

He was appointed to manage the Cameroon national team on an interim basis in September 2012. [5] [6] In April 2013 it was announced that the Cameroonian Football Association had begun the process of finding a permanent replacement for Akono. [7] Akono later stated he was "shocked and embarrassed" that they were replacing him, and that he would not be applying for the job on a permanent basis. [8] The Cameroonian Football Association later announced that Akono would remain in charge for forthcoming World Cup qualifying matches in June 2013, although they would continue their search for a replacement due to Akono's illness; he was replaced by German Volker Finke a few days later. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jean-Paul Akono". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. "African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. Jean-Paul Akono FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. "Cameroon squad - 2000 Summer Olympics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. "Lavagne sacked, Akono recruited". FIFA. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  6. "New Cameroon coach seeks Eto'o return". BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  7. Leocadia Bongben (23 April 2013). "Cameroon to start recruitment process to replace Akono". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  8. "Akono will not apply to be permanent Cameroon coach". BBC Sport. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  9. Leocadia Bongben (22 May 2013). "Cameroon appoint German Volker Finke as coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2015.