Thomas Kojo

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Thomas Kojo
Personal information
Full name Thomas Kojo
Date of birth (1972-05-22) May 22, 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Lindsey Wilson College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998 Black Star
1999–2000 Mighty Barolle
2000–2001 Athinaikos 11 (0)
2001 Tennessee Rhythm
2001–2002 Minnesota Thunder
2002–2003 Maritzburg United
International career
Liberia
Managerial career
2008 FC AK (interim)
2012 Liberia (interim)
2013 Liberia (interim)
2018 Liberia
2022-2023 Liberia (interim)
2023 Liberia (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 08 December 2007 (UTC)

Thomas Kojo (born May 22, 1972) is a Liberian former footballer who played as a defender. He currently coaches FC AK.

Kojo attended Lindsey Wilson College where he was a 1996 first team All NAIA soccer player. [1]

Kojo was an assistant coach with FC AK. On July 9, 2008, Kojo was appointed interim coach of FC AK after the surprise resignation of Ali Akan. [2]

In November 2013, Kojo became the interim technical advisor for the national team for the second time, and will be in charge for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. [3]

On 9 January 2015, Kojo became technical director at Barrack Young Controllers FC. [4]

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References

  1. Lindsey Wilson Soccer Honors
  2. Coach Akan quits FC AK on eve of play-offs [ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Kojo remains in charge as LFA, Belgium coach negotiation breaks down". Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  4. Gaye, Sally (2015-01-20). "Liberia: Tom Kojo Becomes BYC's Technical Director". The New Dawn (Monrovia). Retrieved 2018-05-04.