John Amboko

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John Amboko
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 39)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2008 World Hope 23 (0)
2009–2010 Nairobi City Stars 44 (0)
2011 A.F.C. Leopards 16 (0)
2012–2016 Nairobi City Stars 138 (0)
2017 Nairobi City Stars
Managerial career
2005–2017 Vaport Sports
2017 Nairobi City Stars (interim, ass.)
2018–2019 Nairobi City Stars (coach)
2021 Nairobi City Stars (interim)
2021–2022 Nairobi City Stars (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Amboko (born 6 April 1985) is a former Kenyan football defender who is currently an assistant coach at Kenyan Premier League side Nairobi City Stars.

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Career

Player

Amboko was a long-serving captain who spent his entire playing career at Nairobi City Stars from 2003 until his full retirement in 2017, save for the 2011 season when he turned out for A.F.C. Leopards.

He announced his retirement as a player following Nairobi City Stars relegation [1] at the end of the 2016 season but later rescinded the decision [2] to feature in the 2017 season.

Coaching

Alongside his playing career, Amboko coached lower-tier side Vapor Sports that was financed by his workplace Vapor Ministries up until the 2017 season. At some point in the 2017 season, he became Nairobi City Stars interim coach, [3] then assistant coach, [4] while the team featured in second-tier National Super League.

He was the head coach for the rest of the 2018 season and parts of the 2018–19 season. Towards the end of the 2020–21 season, he was named coach towards the close of the season, [5] [6] [7] following the departure of Sanjin Alagic due to the end of his contract.

At the start of the 2021–22 season, Amboko upgraded his coaching badge to CAF B, [8] as he became an assistant coach following the arrival of Nicholas Muyoti [9] as head coach.

Honours

World Hope

Nairobi City Stars

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