Henry Motego

Henry Motego
Personal information
Full name Henry Motego
Date of birth (1964-05-21) 21 May 1964
Place of birth Gucha District, Kenya
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Shabana Kisii
1989–1991 Kenya Breweries
1991–1992 Al-Oruba
1992–2000 Kenya Breweries
National team
1986–1996 Kenya
Teams managed
2002–2004 Tusker

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


Henry Motego (born 21 May 1964) is a former Kenya international football forward who played for clubs in Kenya and Oman.

Club career

Born in Gucha District, Motego began playing football in the local league for Shabana Kisii. He helped the club gain promotion to the Kenyan Premier League in 1988. After performing well with Shabana, he was noticed by Kenya Breweries F.C. and signed for the club in 1989.[1]

In 1991, Motego signed for Omani league side Al-Oruba SC for two seasons.[1]

Motego returned to play for Kenya Breweries until he retired in 2000.[1]

International career

Motego made several appearances for the Kenya national football team, including six FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He played for Kenya at the 1988,[2] 1990[3] and 1992 African Cup of Nations[4] finals.

Career as a manager

After he retired from playing, Motego became an assistant coach with Tusker. He was appointed manager in October 2002.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Big Interview - Star Motego Seeks Higher Goal". Kisii.com. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1988 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
  3. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (12 June 2009). "African Nations Cup 1990 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
  4. ↑ Bobrowsky, Josef; Mazet, François (23 September 2002). "African Nations Cup 1992". RSSSF.
  5. ↑ "Motego Takes Over From Mulee As the Tusker Coach". Daily Nation. 10 October 2002.


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