Francis Kimanzi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Kitui, Kenya | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wazito (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2002 | Mathare United | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2010 | Mathare United | ||
| 2008–2009 | Kenya | ||
| 2011 | Sofapaka | ||
| 2011–2012 | Kenya | ||
| 2013–2015 | Tusker | ||
| 2015–2019 | Mathare United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Kenya | ||
| 2020- | Wazito | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francis Kimanzi (born 29 May 1976)[1] is a Kenyan football coach who manages Wazito.
Playing career
Kimanzi played club football for Mathare United between 1994 and 2002, before becoming manager.[1]
Coaching career
Kimanzi was appointed full-time manager of the Kenyan national side on 11 December 2008,[2] having held the post as a caretaker since May 2008.[3] He was sacked from the post of national team coach after the 2008 CECAFA Cup in January 2009 due to disputes between him and Kenyan football administrators.[4] After a one-year spell coaching club side Sofapaka, he was reappointed as head coach of the Kenyan national team in November 2011.[5] In June 2012 he was sacked as manager of Kenya alongside his entire coaching staff after Kenya failed to qualify for the 2013 African Nations Cup.[6]
After coaching Tusker, he returned to Mathare United as manager in 2015.[7] In August 2019 he was linked with a return to the Kenya national team.[8] He returned to the Kenyan national team as manager in August 2019.[9][10] Kimanzi has publicly spoken out against foreign coaches in Africa.[11] In October 2020, he was dismissed from coaching Kenya.[12] In November 2020 he became manager of Wazito.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Francis Kimanzi". Kenya Soccer Institute. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ "Kimanzi returns as Kenya coach". BBC. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ "Confusion over Kenya coach". BBC. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ "Kimanzi sacked as Kenya coach". BBC. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ "Kimanzi returns as Kenya coach". FIFA. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "Kimanzi sacked as Kenya coach after Nations Cup exit". BBC Sport. 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Francis Kimanzi - Mathare United". www.footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ Kamunde, Muraya (14 August 2019). "Francis Kimanzi to replace Migne as Harambee Stars coach".
- ^ "Harambee Stars: Francis Kimanzi confirmed as the new coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Francis Kimanzi confirmed as Kenya's new head coach". BBC Sport. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Kimanzi slams foreign coaches". BBC. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Kenya sack head coach Francis Kimanzi". kingfut.com. 20 October 2020.
- ^ "🚨Francis Kimanzi unveiled as new Wazito FC head coach | Futaa.com". futaa.com.