Jean-Paul Akono
Cameroonian footballer and coach
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Jean-Paul Akono (born 1 January 1952) is a Cameroonian football coach and former player.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 January 1952 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Canon Yaoundé | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Cameroon Olympics | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Chad | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Early and personal life
Playing career
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 Yaoundé between 1979 and 1980.[1]
Coaching career
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]
Honours
Cameroon
- African Cup of Nations: 3rd place, 1972[10]
