Zeddy Saileti

Last updated

Zeddy Saileti
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-01-16) 16 January 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Luanshya, Zambia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1987 FC Roan United ? (?)
0000–1994 Nkana F.C. ? (?)
1994–2009 RoPS 381 (92)
International career
1994–1999 Zambia 23 (3)
Managerial career
2009–2011 RoPS
2017– Nkana FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16 4 July 2009(UTC)

Zeddy Saileti (born 1969) is a former Zambian football striker and football coach, currently the manager of Nkana Football Club in Kitwe. [1] A good goalscorer, he formed part of the Zambia squad that reached the final of the 1994 African Nations Cup, eventually losing 2-1 to Nigeria. Saileti was born and raised in a family of eleven children. His father was a mine worker and his mother a home school teacher. His little brother Derek Saileti is also a football player. Saileti used to play several sports while young - mostly football and tennis. The Luanshya mining company paid for the gear. Saileti has four daughters, two of which live in Zambia. [2]

Contents

Background

Saileti can thank Roger Milla for getting noticed by RoPS chairman Jouko Kiistala in the beginning of the 1990s. Kiistala had admired Milla's talent and decided to scout African players for his club with the help of his brother and his brothers Zambian friend who were studying in London at the time. The Zambian friend was sent to scout good Zambian based players for RoPS, resulting in the discovery of Saileti. Despite other offers being on the table, Saileti opted for exotic Finland. [3]

Saileti in Lapland

He played since 1994, for RoPS, a Finnish club based in Rovaniemi, currently in the Ykkönen, the second highest level in Finnish football. Saileti was a vital part of the team at which he spent 16 seasons. He was the team's top goalscorer in 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008. Saileti has the most appearances in the Veikkausliiga with RoPS, and is the second highest all-time scorer with 65 league goals across 294 games. [4] While in the Ykkönen, the Finnish second highest tier, with RoPS, he scored 27 goals in 86 games.

At the end of 2007, Saileti signed a new contract with RoPS, making him a player-coach for the team.

Later he was named RoPS co-head coach together with Jorma Turpeenniemi. Saileti decided to retire at the end of the 2009 season. On 17 October 2009, he played his last game for RoPS, against Kuopion Palloseura at the age of 40.

Saileti has been connected with match-fixing that happened in the main Finnish football league Veikkausliiga in 2008-2011. According to the Finnish Long Play, Saileti was the main contact between the convicted Wilson Raj Perumal and the players who participated in match-fixing. [5] Saileti was never made to appear in a court hearing, nor was he convicted for the allegations. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turun Palloseura</span> Finnish football club

Turun Palloseura, commonly known as TPS, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland. During the 2022 season, the men's first team of the club competes in Ykkönen, the second highest tier of men's football, and the women's representative team in the Kansallinen Liiga, the highest level of women's football in Finland. Nicknamed "Tepsi", the club was founded in 1922.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rovaniemen Palloseura</span> Finnish football club

Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. In 2019 RoPS participated in the Finnish Premier Division, (Veikkausliiga) marking their 32nd season in the top flight since 1981. The club plays home games at the Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä in the Arctic Circle of Lapland. The closest affiliated team is RoPS/2 from Kakkonen who participates in the third tier of Finnish football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kuopion Palloseura</span> Finnish association football club

Kuopion Palloseura is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">JJK Jyväskylä</span> Finnish football club

JJK Jyväskylä is a Finnish football club, based in Jyväskylä. JJK plays its home matches at Harjun Stadion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aleksandr Kokko</span> Russian-born Finnish footballer (born 1987)

Aleksandr Kokko is a Russian-born Finnish footballer who plays as a striker for Finnish Veikkausliiga club RoPS.

Nchimunya Mweetwa is a Zambian football striker for Nico United.

Chanda Mwaba is a Zambian football midfielder who is currently a free agent.

Whiteson Simwanza, also known as White Simwanza, is a Zambian football middlefielder who played last time for RoPS. Simwanza had a contract with RoPS until the end of season 2011. But it was terminated at the end of season 2009.

Stephen Kunda is a Zambian football central defender who is currently a free agent. He played for Power Dynamos F.C. in his home country before moving to Finland. Kunda can also play as a defensive midfielder. Kunda had a contract with RoPS until the end of season 2012.

Jackson "Jack" Chileshe Chibwe is a retired Zambian football midfielder. A versatile forward, Chibwe can play either as a winger or attacking midfielder / second striker. Despite his short stature, Chibwe is known to be a good header of the ball. In 2011, he was convicted of match-fixing after taking bribes to fix the outcome of eleven games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roope Riski</span> Finnish footballer (born 1991)

Roope Riski is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.

The Ykkönen Finnish football club's 2010 season began on 18 April 2010 and ended on 16 October 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AC Kajaani</span> Football club from Kajaani, Finland

AC Kajaani was a football club from Kajaani, Finland. The club was formed in 2006 after the merger of FC Tarmo and Kajaanin Palloilijat (KaPa). Their home ground was Kajaanin Liikuntapuisto. The men's football first team last played in the Ykkönen. The club dissolved in December 2020 following their relegation from the Ykkönen.

John Allen is a Welsh-Finnish football player and coach. He is the head coach of the Under-19 squad of Finnish club TPS.

Kari Virtanen is a Finnish football manager and former player. He is currently coach of Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HIFK Fotboll</span> Football club from Helsinki, Finland

HIFK Fotboll or IFK Helsingfors is an association football section of HIFK, a sports club based in Helsinki, Finland. The men's football team competes in the second tier of Finnish football, Ykkönen. Their home ground is the Bolt Arena.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ville Salmikivi</span> Finnish footballer (born 1992)

Ville Salmikivi is a Finnish footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish Ykkönen club PK-35.

The 2017 Veikkausliiga was the 87th season of top-tier football in Finland. IFK Mariehamn were the defending champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Niklas Jokelainen</span> Finnish footballer (born 2000)

Niklas Jokelainen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for AC Oulu as a forward.

Henrik Ölander is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Gnistan, as a left back.

References

  1. ↑ "Zeddy Saileti auttaa kotikaupunkinsa nuoria jalkapallolla". RoPS.fi.
  2. ↑ "Vielä kerran Zeddy Saileti". Lapin Kansa.
  3. ↑ "Zeddy Saileti is back". Zambianfootball.net.
  4. ↑ "Saileti's player profile". Veikkausliiga.
  5. ↑ "Kaukovetoja". Long Play. Long Play. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Zeddy Sailetin ura jatkuu pääsarjavalmentajana – sopupelaajat palanneet kentille". Kainuun Sanomat. Kainuun Sanomat. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.