Musa Kallon

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Musa Kallon
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-04-08) 8 April 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Kenema, Sierra Leone
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986 Mighty Blackpool
1987 East End Lions
1988 Mighty Blackpool
1989–1990 Union Douala
1991–1993 RC Bafoussam
1994–1995 Vanspor 12 (3)
1995–1996 Sportul Studenţesc București
1996–1997 PSM Makassar
1997–1998 Persikota Tangerang
1998–1999 Persebaya Surabaya
International career
1995–1996 Sierra Leone 4 (2)
Managerial career
2003 Sierra Leone U17
2004–2005 Kallon
2007 Central Parade
2015–2016 Old Edwardians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Musa Kallon (born 8 April 1970) is a Sierra Leonean football coach and former player. He is the older brother of Sierra Leonean international footballers Mohamed Kallon, and Kemokai Kallon. [1]

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Playing career

Club

Kallon was born in Kenema, Sierra Leone. He played as a midfielder for Vanspor (1994–1995) in Turkey, Sportul Studenţesc București (1995–1996) in Romania, and PSM Makassar, Persikota Tangerang and Persebaya Surabaya (1996–1999) in Indonesia. [2]

International

Kallon was capped several times for Sierra Leone between 1990 and 1998, and scored two goals in a 5–1 win against Niger in order to qualify Sierra Leone qualify for the 1996 African Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Kallon also coached the Sierra Leone U-17 side in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland after managing a second-place finish in the 2003 African U-17 Championship. [1]

In 2007 he coached Central Parade. [3]

Kallon coached Kallon F.C. to a runners up position in the 2004–05 League Championship. He fell out with his players, management and his younger brother, however, who later sacked him. In 2005, Kallon was banned for a year after forcefully stopping a league match between Kallon FC and Diamond Stars by letting his daughter sit down in the centre of the field, after the players refused to play under him. [4]

On 9 February 2016, Kallon was sacked by Old Edwardians. [1] [4]

Honours

Player

Mighty Blackpool

Union Douala

RC Bafoussam

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Musa Kallon at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Sierra Leone: Musa Kallon's Suspension Lifted". Allafrica.com. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Old Edwardians fires Musa Kallon". Concordtimes.com. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.