Musa Kallon Explained

Musa Kallon
Birth Date:8 April 1970
Birth Place:Kenema, Sierra Leone
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1986
Clubs1:Mighty Blackpool
Years2:1987
Clubs2:East End Lions
Years3:1988
Clubs3:Mighty Blackpool
Years4:1989–1990
Clubs4:Union Douala
Years5:1991–1993
Clubs5:RC Bafoussam
Years6:1994–1995
Clubs6:Vanspor
Caps6:12
Goals6:3
Years7:1995–1996
Clubs7:Sportul Studenţesc București
Years8:1996–1997
Clubs8:PSM Makassar
Years9:1997–1998
Clubs9:Persikota Tangerang
Years10:1998–1999
Clubs10:Persebaya Surabaya
Nationalyears1:1995–1996
Nationalteam1:Sierra Leone
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:2003
Managerclubs1:Sierra Leone U17
Manageryears2:2004–2005
Managerclubs2:Kallon
Manageryears3:2007
Managerclubs3:Central Parade
Manageryears4:2015–2016
Managerclubs4:Old Edwardians

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]

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.

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.[2]

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.[3]

On 9 February 2016, Kallon was sacked by Old Edwardians.[1] [3]

Honours

Player

Mighty Blackpool

1998

1988

Union Douala

1990

RC Bafoussam

1992, 1993

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Edwardians searching for a new coach to replace the sacked Kallon . Sierraleonefootball.com . English . 9 February 2016 . 30 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160525180306/http://www.sierraleonefootball.com/breaking-news/ . 25 May 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Sierra Leone: Musa Kallon's Suspension Lifted. Allafrica.com. English . 17 July 2007 . 30 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Old Edwardians fires Musa Kallon . Concordtimes.com . English . 10 February 2016 . 30 June 2019 . 30 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630104347/http://slconcordtimes.com/old-edwardians-fires-musa-kallon/ . dead .