Asante Kotoko Technical Director
Malik Jabir (born 8 December 1944) is a
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
ian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker. He is currently a
technical Director
A technical director (TD) is usually a senior technical person within e.g. a software company, engineering firm, film studio, theatre company or television studio. They are responsible for overseeing and coordinating all of the technical aspect ...
for
Asante Kotoko S.C. in the
Ghana Premier League
The Ghana Premier League is the top professional association football league in Ghana organized by the Ghana Football Association and formed in 1958 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition which ran from 1933 ...
.
Career
Jabir played club football for
Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional sports, professional association football, football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''African crested ...
.
International career
Jabir also played for the
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international Association football, football. The team is named the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana. It is governed by the Ghana Football Association, t ...
at the
1968
Events January–February
* January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously.
* January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
and
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
.
Coaching career
Following his playing career, Jabir coached Ghana in 2003. He also coached
Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional sports, professional association football, football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''African crested ...
,
ASFA Yennenga
Association Sportive du Faso-Yennenga is a Burkinabé football club based in Ouagadougou. The club's home games are played at Stade du 4-Août.
The club was founded in 1947 and won its first title in 1973 as ''Jeanne d'Arc''.
History
The club ...
of
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...
and
Kano Pillars F.C.
Kano Pillars Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in Kano, northwestern Nigeria. They play in the Nigeria Professional Football League, the first-tier division in Nigerian football. They play their home games at Sani Aba ...
of
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
as Technical Adviser.
KNSG applauded for approving N100m to Pillars
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References
1944 births
Living people
Ghanaian men's footballers
Ghanaian football managers
Olympic footballers for Ghana
Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Asante Kotoko S.C. players
Expatriate football managers in Burkina Faso
Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1968 African Cup of Nations players
1970 African Cup of Nations players
Kano Pillars F.C. managers
Expatriate football managers in Nigeria
Ghanaian expatriate football managers
People from Upper West Region
Men's association football forwards
CAF Champions League–winning players
20th-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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