Jean-Paul Akono

Jean-Paul Akono
Personal information
Date of birth	1 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Yaounde , Cameroon
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979?1980	Canon Yaounde
International career
1972?1973	Cameroon
Managerial career
2000	Cameroon Olympics
2001	Cameroon
2002?2003	Chad
2012?2013	Cameroon
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Early and personal life [ edit ]

Akono was born on 1 January 1952 in Yaounde . ^[1]

Playing career [ edit ]

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 Yaounde between 1979 and 1980. ^[1]

Coaching career [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b "Jean-Paul Akono" . National Football Teams . Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann . Retrieved 23 March 2015 .
^ "African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details" . RSSSF . Retrieved 24 March 2015 .
^ Jean-Paul Akono ? FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Cameroon squad - 2000 Summer Olympics" . FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012 . Retrieved 23 March 2015 .
^ "Lavagne sacked, Akono recruited" . FIFA. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014 . Retrieved 23 March 2015 .
^ "New Cameroon coach seeks Eto'o return" . BBC Sport. 15 September 2012 . Retrieved 23 March 2015 .
^ Leocadia Bongben (23 April 2013). "Cameroon to start recruitment process to replace Akono" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 23 March 2015 .
^ "Akono will not apply to be permanent Cameroon coach" . BBC Sport. 25 April 2013 . Retrieved 23 March 2015 .
^ Leocadia Bongben (22 May 2013). "Cameroon appoint German Volker Finke as coach" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 23 March 2015 .

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[NFT-1] "Jean-Paul Akono" . National Football Teams . Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann . Retrieved 23 March 2015 .

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

[3] Jean-Paul Akono ? FIFA competition record (archived)

[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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