Joachim Fickert

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Joachim Fickert
Personal information
Place of birth Rodleben, Germany [1]
Teams managed
YearsTeam
1971–1979 SV Ellingen
1977–1980 Fußballverband Rheinland
1980–1981 TuS Neuendorf
1981–1983 SV Güllesheim⅝
1983 Rwanda
– Mauritania
1984–1988 Rwanda
1988–1990 Benin
1991–1995 Congo (including U17)
1995 Eritrea
1996–2003 Cambodia
2003–2004 An Giang F.C.
2006 Nagaworld FC [2]
2007 Mali (technical adviser)
2008–2012 Mali (technical director)

Joachim Fickert is a German football coach and instructor who has coached in a myriad of countries. As an itinerant football coach, he has had experience in Germany, Rwanda, Mauritania, Benin, Congo, Eritrea, Cambodia, Togo, Laos, Vietnam, Mali, and Ethiopia [3] and has the English, French, and Khmer languages listed on his CV. [4]

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Career

Cambodia

Taking over the Cambodia national team as part of a development project in aid of the country by the German government, Fickert guided the Kouprey Blue to 4-0 and 3-1 group stage triumphs over Brunei and Myanmar at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games. [5] Trusted by public to bring good results, [1] he steered Cambodia to its highest-ever FIFA ranking, 162nd place, in 1998 [6] and was in charge of the team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. [7] Took the helm of the Cambodian League's Nagaworld in 2006 where they had two friendlies in Vietnam, [8] which they were beaten 5-1 and 5-0 by Hoàng Anh Gia Lai's A and B teams. [9]

Vietnam

Roped in by An Giang in December 2003 with two Cambodians, [10] the German was dismissed from his post by mid-February 2004 following five games with unsatisfactory results. [11]

Mali

Announced as Mali technical director in 2008, [12] the German was tasked with making a system for work within the Malian Football Federation as well as overseeing the national selection. [13] However, he soon was forced to leave the country in 2012 as rebels were closing in on the Malian capital, Bamako. [13] Overall, he held seminars for over 1400 participants, got 44 coaches internships, and helped develop Malian grassroots football as a whole. [14]

Ethiopia

Tasked to develop football in Ethiopia for four years in 2012 [15] based on the German model as part of a project between Germany and Ethiopia, Fickert helped Ethiopian youngsters secure contracts with European clubs and has said that the main problem with African football is lack of funds, facilities, as well as medical care. [4]

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