Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Sofian Ghigani [1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 March 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Munich, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
DJK München-Nord | |||
SpVgg Feldmoching | |||
TSV Milbertshofen | |||
–1996 | 1860 Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2000 | FC Aschheim | ||
2000–2002 | Club Africain | ||
2002–2003 | LR Ahlen | 1 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Kickers Emden | ||
2004–2005 | Stade Tunisien | ||
2005–2007 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 48 | (3) |
2007 | SpVgg Unterhaching II | 1 | (0) |
2007–2008 | SC Pfullendorf | 11 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Rodos | ||
2009–2010 | Panargiakos | ||
2010–2011 | Panegialios | ||
2011–2012 | Cenderawasih FC | ||
2012–2013 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | ||
2013 | SpVgg Feldmoching | ||
2013– | TSV Geiselbullach | ||
Managerial career | |||
2013– | TSV Geiselbullach (player-manager) | ||
2018 | Persijap Jepara | ||
TSV Allach | |||
2022–? | SV Aubing | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Patrick Sofian Ghigani (born 16 March 1978) is a German football manager and former player.
Born in Munich, Ghigani began playing senior football with FC Aschheim in the amateur-level Bezirksliga in 1996. [2]
Four years later, Ghigani moved to Tunisia, the country of his ancestry, joining Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Club Africain. [2] In his two years there, he won the cup, came second in the league and reached the final of the CAF Champions League, being awarded player of the tournament in the Champions League. [2]
He returned to Germany joining 2. Bundesliga side LR Ahlen for the 2002–03 season, appearing in just one league match due to injuries. [3] After a return spell in the Tunisian first division with Stade Tunisien and a spell with German amateurs Kickers Emden, he returned to the 2. Bundesliga with SpVgg Unterhaching in 2005. [4] In two seasons with Unterhaching he made 48 league appearances scoring three goals. [2] Unterhaching were relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season and he was released. [2] After spending the remainder of 2007 without a club, he dropped down to play in the Regionalliga with SC Pfullendorf, [3] where he stayed for one season. [2]
In January 2009, Ghigani moved to Greece, joining Rodos F.C. in the third division. After helping the club gain promotion, he stayed in the third division by moving to Panargiakos F.C. for the following season. A move to third division side Panegialios followed.
In January 2011 Ghigani signed with Indonesian club Cenderawasih FC, coached by Uwe Erkenbrecher. [2] Ten months later, he joined Persiraja Banda Aceh. [2]
In late 2012, he decided to return to Germany to play amateur football for his youth club SpVgg Feldmoching in the Bezirksliga, having bought a house in Olching. [4] [2] In May it was announced he would become player-manager at TSV Geiselbullach for the 2012–13 season. [2]
In January 2018 Ghigani became head coach at Indonesian club Persijap Jepara. [5]
Ghigani was appointed coach at Bezirksliga side SV Aubing in June 2022, having previously coached TSV Allach. [6]
In 2012, after returning to Germany from Indonesia, Ghigani settled in Olching. [4] He has a wife and two children. [2] His younger brother Ennis also played football. [2]
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