Simon Uutoni
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 October 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tsumeb, South West Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wingback | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Young Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991-2000 | Liverpool Okahandja | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2001-2004 | Oshakati City | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Namibia | 23 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simon Uutoni (born 10 February 1970) is a Namibian retired footballer.
Born in Tsumeb, Uutoni grew up in the Nomtsoub neighborhood and played in the Benfica and Monaco youth teams[1] before he started playing as a wing back for Namibia Premier League side Liverpool Okahandja.[2]
International career
Nicknamed China, Uutoni competed for the Namibia national football team from 1997–1998, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals.[3][4] He made his debut for the Brave Warriors in an April 1997 World Cup qualification match against Tunisia,[1] and totalled 3 goals in 23 games for them.
Personal life
After retiring as a player in 2004, he worked in the construction business in northern Namibia.[4] He was an ambassador of the 2016 COSAFA Cup alongside former national teammate Johannes Hindjou.[5] Uutoni is a father of seven children.[1]
