Jean-Paul Akono

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Jean-Paul Akono
Personal information
Date of birth
(1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 66)
Place of birth
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Playing position
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

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jean-Paul Akono (born 1 January 1952) is a Cameroonian football coach and former player.




Contents





  • 1 Early and personal life


  • 2 Playing career


  • 3 Coaching career


  • 4 References




Early and personal life


Akono was born on 1 January 1952 in Yaoundé.[1]



Playing career


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]



Coaching career


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]



References




  1. ^ ab "Jean-Paul Akono". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 March 2015. 


  2. ^ "African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 March 2015. 


  3. ^ Jean-Paul Akono – FIFA competition record


  4. ^ "Cameroon squad - 2000 Summer Olympics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2015. 


  5. ^ "Lavagne sacked, Akono recruited". FIFA. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015. 


  6. ^ "New Cameroon coach seeks Eto'o return". BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2015. 


  7. ^ Leocadia Bongben (23 April 2013). "Cameroon to start recruitment process to replace Akono". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2015. 


  8. ^ "Akono will not apply to be permanent Cameroon coach". BBC Sport. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2015. 


  9. ^ Leocadia Bongben (22 May 2013). "Cameroon appoint German Volker Finke as coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2015. 











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