Simon Uutoni

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Simon Uutoni
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-10-02) 2 October 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Tsumeb, South West Africa
Position(s) Wingback
Youth career
Young Benfica
Monaco
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991-2000 Liverpool Okahandja
2001-2004 Oshakati City
International career
1997–2000 Namibia 23 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Uutoni (born 10 February 1970) is a Namibian retired footballer.

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Club career

Born in Tsumeb, Uutoni grew up in the Nomtsoub neighborhood and played in the Benfica and Monaco youth teams [1] before he started playing as a wing back for Namibia Premier League side Liverpool Okahandja. [2]

International career

Nicknamed China, Uutoni competed for the Namibia national football team from 1997–1998, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals. [3] [4] He made his debut for the Brave Warriors in an April 1997 World Cup qualification match against Tunisia, [1] and totalled 3 goals in 23 games for them.

Personal life

After retiring as a player in 2004, he worked in the construction business in northern Namibia. [4] He was an ambassador of the 2016 COSAFA Cup alongside former national teammate Johannes Hindjou. [5] Uutoni is a father of seven children. [1]

Honours

1992

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Brave Warriors wingback now jack of all trades". Africa Press. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. "Tigers, Liverpool clash tops NFA Cup schedule". The Namibian. 8 October 1999.
  3. Courtney, Barrie (5 June 2005). "African Nations Cup 1998 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF .
  4. 1 2 Angula, Conrad (13 February 2014). "CLASS OF 1998: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". The Namibian Sun. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. "Cosafa Cup trophy tour amended". New Era . 13 May 2016.