Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 November 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Kakuma, Kenya | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KCB (Manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1989–1996 | Gor Mahia | ||
International career | |||
1992–1995 | Kenya [1] | 9 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
–2010 | Gor Mahia | ||
2010–2011 | Kenya | ||
2011 | Gor Mahia | ||
2012 | Sony Sugar | ||
2013–2015 | Sony Sugar | ||
2015–2017 | Posta Rangers | ||
2017–2019 | Gor Mahia (assistant) | ||
2019– | KCB | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Zedekiah "Zico" Otieno (born 30 November 1968) is a retired Kenyan footballer who is currently the manager of KCB in the Kenya Premier League.
Otieno was appointed interim coach of the Kenya national football team [2] until he was relieved by Francis Kimanzi in November 2011. [3]
Otieno played for Gor Mahia, [4] and made appearances for the Kenya national football team, including two 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
After retiring from playing football, Otieno became a manager. He led his former team Gor Mahia before being appointed Kenya national team manager in December 2010. [5]
After the end of the 2012 Kenyan Premier League, Otieno left Sony Sugar to become a politician. He ran for the post of Councillor of Eastlands, Nairobi during the 2013 general elections, [6] but took a break and was re-appointed at Sony Sugar, succeeding Sammy Omollo, who had replaced him in 2012. [7]
On 10 June 2019, Otieno was appointed manager of KCB in the Kenya Premier League. [8]