John Pelu

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John Pelu
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-02-02) 2 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1999–2005 Helsingborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Öster 22 (6)
2006–2007 Kongsvinger 32 (13)
2008–2009 Rosenborg 7 (1)
2009 → Haugesund (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010 Haugesund 36 (6)
2010–2011 FK Mughan 11 (5)
2011–2012 Ravan Baku 9 (2)
2012 Strindheim 14 (5)
Managerial career
2014–2020 Strindheim
2021– Orkla
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2013

John Pelu (born 2 February 1982) is a former Swedish professional footballer who played for different clubs in Sweden, Norway and Azerbaijan.

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Career

He formerly played for Helsingborgs IF and Östers IF in Sweden and Kongsvinger IL in Norway.

In March 2009, the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer had him in for a one-week trial as they looked for a replacement for former striker Nate Jaqua. [1]

On 30 March, however, Pelu signed for Norwegian First Division side FK Haugesund on loan, before signing on a permanent deal later on in that year.

Manager career

Pelu became head coach of Strindheim IL in March 2014. After seven seasons in Strindheim, he was hired by Orkla FK ahead of the 2021 season. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Seattle has dream debut; Pelu on trial with Dynamo". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Pelu forlenger som trener" (in Norwegian). Strindheim IL. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "John Pelu blir ny Orkla-trener" (in Norwegian). Orkla FK. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2023.


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