Jean-Paul Akono (born 1 January 1952) is a Cameroonian football coach and former player.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 70) | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1980 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
National team | |||
1972–1973 | Cameroon | ||
Teams managed | |||
2000 | Cameroon Olympics | ||
2001 | Cameroon | ||
2002–2003 | Chad | ||
2012–2013 | Cameroon | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Akono was born on 1 January 1952 in Yaoundé.[1]
Akono played for Cameroon at international level, participating in the 1972 African Cup of Nations,[2] and appearing in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 1973.[3] He played club football for Canon Yaoundé between 1979 and 1980.[1]
Akono was in charge of Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4]
He was appointed to manage the Cameroon national team on an interim basis in September 2012.[5][6] In April 2013 it was announced that the Cameroonian Football Association had begun the process of finding a permanent replacement for Akono.[7] Akono later stated he was "shocked and embarrassed" that they were replacing him, and that he would not be applying for the job on a permanent basis.[8] The Cameroonian Football Association later announced that Akono would remain in charge for forthcoming World Cup qualifying matches in June 2013, although they would continue their search for a replacement due to Akono's illness; he was replaced by German Volker Finke a few days later.[9]
Cameroon national football team – managers | |
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Cameroon men's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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Chad national football team – managers | |
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