Robert Ssejjemba

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Robert Ssejjemba
Personal information
Full name Robert Ssejjemba
Date of birth (1980-12-05) 5 December 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 Virginia Intermont College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004 Kalamazoo Kingdom 15 (12)
2005–2007 Richmond Kickers 31 (22)
2006D.C. United (loan) 1 (0)
2007 Charlotte Eagles 16 (5)
International career
2005–2006 Uganda 2 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2013 Virginia Intermont Cobras
2014–2019 Southwest Mustangs
2019– Wayland Baptist Pioneers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Ssejjemba (born 5 December 1980) is a retired Ugandan professional soccer player and the current coach of the Wayland Baptist University men's soccer program.

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Career

Late in the 2006 Major League Soccer season he made one start for D.C. United, but was not signed to a professional contract by them. He then played the 2007 season with the Richmond Kickers before moving to the Charlotte Eagles for the 2008 season. In the 2008 USL Second Division final with the Eagles, however, an ACL injury ended Ssejjemba's playing career. [1] He also made several appearances for the Ugandan national team, including qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup. [2]

In 2009, he became the head coach of the revived men's soccer program at Virginia Intermont College, his alma mater. [2] [ dead link ] After the college closed permanently, he became the head coach for the University of the Southwest men's team from 2014 until 2019. [3] In 2019, he became the head coach of Wayland Baptist University. [4]

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References

  1. ""Unfinished Business" in 2009". Charlotte Eagles. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "2013 Men's Soccer Coaches". Virginia Intermont College. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. "2015 Men's Soccer Coaches". University of the Southwest. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "Robert Ssejjemba named men's soccer coach". wbuathletics.com. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.