Christian Cole Explained

Christian Cole
Birth Place:Sierra Leone
Manageryears1:1989
Managerclubs1:Sierra Leone
Manageryears2:1991
Managerclubs2:Sierra Leone
Manageryears3:2001
Managerclubs3:Sierra Leone
Managerclubs4:Mighty Blackpool
Manageryears5:2010–2011
Managerclubs5:Sierra Leone

Christian Cole is a Sierra Leonean football coach.

Career

Cole has had four spells in charge of the national team.[1]

In January 2011, Minister of Employment, Youth and Sports Paul Kamara removed Cole from the managership, replacing him with Swedish coach Lars-Olof Mattsson.[2] The incident sparked a feud between Kamara's ministry and the SLFA, which preferred Cole.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cole is given Nations Cup task for Leone Stars . 1 October 2010 . 17 August 2010 . Barrie . Mohammed Fajah . BBC Sport.
  2. News: Sierra Leone hires Sweden's Mattsson as coach . 25 January 2011 . 25 January 2011 . Barrie . Mohammed Fajah . BBC Sport.
  3. News: Swede Mattsson stays as Sierra Leone coach . Barrie . Mohammed Fajah . 23 May 2011 . BBC News . 27 May 2011.