Kinnah Phiri
Kinnah Phiri (born 30 October 1954) is a former Malawian footballer and currently in charge of Jwaneng Galaxy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 30, 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Malawi | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Jwaneng Galaxy (Head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1981 | Big Bullets | ||
| 1982–1984 | Manzini Wanderers | ||
| National team | |||
| 1974–1981 | Malawi | 115 | (71) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2006 | Big Bullets | ||
| 2006–2007 | Malawi (caretaker) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Free State Stars | ||
| 2009–2013 | Malawi | ||
| 2014 | Free State Stars | ||
| 2014–2015 | Free State Stars | ||
| 2017 | Mochudi Centre Chiefs | ||
| 2017– | Jwaneng Galaxy | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Born in Blantyre, Kinnah began playing football for local side Big Bullets F.C., and in 1982 was offered a contract by UAE club Sharjah SC He was not allowed to leave the country, but he moved to Swaziland to play for Manzini Wanderers where he would finish his playing career.[1]
Phiri was the inspiration behind the Malawi national football team's finest hours in the late 1970s when Malawi twice won the East and Central Africa Challenge Cup. He scored 71 goals in 115 games.[2]
International goals
- Scores and results Malawi's goal tally first.
Coaching career
- Bakili Bullets, Malawi (Head coach)
- Free State Stars, South African Premier Soccer League (Head coach)
- Malawi U-23 (Head coach)
- Malawi (Head coach)[3]
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References
- "Malawi football back on the map". Africa News. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
- Andrews, Crispin (3 April 2017). "The 12 players who've scored more international goals than Cristiano Ronaldo". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- Kinnah promises Malawians race to Angola will go right down to the wire
External links
- Kinnah Phiri – FIFA competition record
- Kinnah Phiri at Footballdatabase
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