Timote Moleni

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Timote Moleni
Personal information
Full name Timote Moleni
Date of birth (1969-06-27) 27 June 1969 (age 54) [1]
Place of birth Tonga
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Tonga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2007 Kolofoʻou No.1
International career
1996–2001 Tonga 8 (2)
Managerial career
2012 Tonga U23
2013–2015 Tonga U17
2015– Tonga
2017–2018 Veitongo FC
2019–2020 FC Ahau
2022–2023 Tonga U20
2022–2023 Veitongo FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Timote Moleni (born 27 June 1969) is a former Tongan footballer who played as a midfielder. [2] Moleni was appointed head coach of Tonga in 2015.

In 2012 he managed the Tonga national under-23 football team for the 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [3] In 2013 he managed the under-17 team for the 2013 OFC U-17 Championship. [4] In 2015 he managed the national team for the world cup qualifiers. [5] He has also managed Veitongo FC in the Tonga Major League and OFC Champions League. [6] [7] [8]

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