Zedekiah "Zico" Otieno (born 30 November 1968) is a retired Kenyan

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who is currently the manager of KCB in the

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Career

Otieno was appointed interim coach of the

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until he was relieved by Francis Kimanzi in November 2011. Otieno played for Gor Mahia, and made appearances for the

, including two

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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. After the end of the

2012 Kenyan Premier League The 2012 Kenyan Premier League (known as the Tusker (beer), Tusker Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Kenyan Premier League since its establishment in 2003 and the forty-ninth season of top division Association foo ...

, Otieno left Sony Sugar to become a politician. He ran for the post of Councillor of Eastlands,

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during the 2013 general elections, but took a break and was re-appointed at Sony Sugar, succeeding Sammy Omollo, who had replaced him in 2012. On 10 June 2019, Otieno was appointed manager of KCB in the

.KCB appoints Zedekiah ‘Zico’ Otieno as head coach
standardmedia.co.ke, 10 June 2019

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* 1968 births Living people Kenyan men's footballers Kenya men's international footballers Gor Mahia F.C. players Kenyan football managers SoNy Sugar F.C. managers Men's association football players not categorized by position {{Kenya-footy-bio-stub