Jonathan Sogbie Explained

Jonathan Boye Charles Sogbie (born 1 February 1970[1]) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who played as a forward. At club level Sogbie played for ASEC Mimosas, Lausanne-Sport, Servette, Connecticut Wolves, Rhode Island Stingrays, and Chongqing Lifan.[2] Sogbie also played for the Liberia national team between 1990 and 1998.[1] After his retirement from soccer, he entered politics, and is noted for being an opponent of his former teammate George Weah, who was then the President of Liberia.[3] He previously served as the public relations manager at the National Oil Company of Liberia.[4]

In December 2020, he was elected as a member of the Senate of Liberia, the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, representing River Gee County.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Player Statistics: Jonathan SOGBIE . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701025514/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=156336/index.html . dead . 1 July 2013 . FIFA.com . 10 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann . Jonathan Sogbie . National Football Teams . 1 January 1967 . 10 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Ledgerhood Rennie . BBC SPORT | Football | African | Liberia's Sogbie in fraud probe . BBC News . 11 March 2006 . 10 March 2014.
  4. Web site: NOCAL Unveils Achievements . Publicagendanews.com . 20 December 2011 . 10 March 2014.
  5. News: J.Burgess Carter. 23 December 2020. Senator-Elect Vows to Push for Change in Election Act. https://web.archive.org/web/20210102090333/https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/senator-elect-vows-to-push-for-change-in-election-act/. 2 January 2021. 28 December 2020.

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