Zedekiah Otieno | |
Birth Date: | 30 November 1968 |
Birth Place: | Kakuma, Kenya |
Currentclub: | KCB (Manager) |
Years1: | 1989–1996 |
Nationalyears1: | 1992–1995 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | –2010 |
Managerclubs1: | Gor Mahia |
Manageryears2: | 2010–2011 |
Managerclubs2: | Kenya |
Manageryears3: | 2011 |
Managerclubs3: | Gor Mahia |
Manageryears4: | 2012 |
Managerclubs4: | Sony Sugar |
Manageryears5: | 2013–2015 |
Managerclubs5: | Sony Sugar |
Manageryears6: | 2015–2017 |
Managerclubs6: | Posta Rangers |
Manageryears7: | 2017–2019 |
Managerclubs7: | Gor Mahia (assistant) |
Manageryears8: | 2019– |
Managerclubs8: | KCB |
Zedekiah "Zico" Otieno (born 30 November 1968) is a retired Kenyan footballer who is currently the manager of KCB in the Kenya Premier League.
Otieno was appointed interim coach of the Kenya national football team[1] until he was relieved by Francis Kimanzi in November 2011.[2]
Otieno played for Gor Mahia,[3] and made appearances for the Kenya national football team, including two 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
After retiring from playing football, Otieno became a manager. He led his former team Gor Mahia before being appointed Kenya national team manager in December 2010.[4]
After the end of the 2012 Kenyan Premier League, Otieno left Sony Sugar to become a politician. He ran for the post of Councillor of Eastlands, Nairobi during the 2013 general elections,[5] but took a break and was re-appointed at Sony Sugar, succeeding Sammy Omollo, who had replaced him in 2012.[6]
On 10 June 2019, Otieno was appointed manager of KCB in the Kenya Premier League.[7]