John Keister (footballer, born 1970)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 November 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Sweeper/midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Tigres | ||
| 1993–2000 | Walsall | 106 | (2) |
| 2000 | Chester City | 10 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | Stevenage Borough | ||
| 2001–2006 | Margate | 186 | (22) |
| 2006–2009 | Dover Athletic | 97 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Margate | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2002 | Sierra Leone | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2017–2019 | Sierra Leone | ||
| 2020– | Sierra Leone | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
John Keister (born 11 November 1970) is a former footballer and coach. Although born in England, he represented the Sierra Leone national team during his career and currently serves as its head coach.[1]
Keister started his career at Sierra Leone side Tigres in 1992 before moving to England in 1993. Since living in England he has played for Walsall, Chester City, Shrewsbury Town, Stevenage Borough, Margate and Dover Athletic where he was captain before returning to previous club Margate on a free transfer in September 2009.[2] However, in January 2010 he was suspended from all his contract duties for a period of 14 days whilst his club investigated allegations against him of misconduct.
Whilst playing for non-league club Margate he gained 2 international caps for Sierra Leone, he played in two World Cup qualifying games against Nigeria and Morocco, making him the first player from the club to receive international recognition whilst playing for them.[3]
Keister was player/assistant manager at the club but left in February 2011.
Following a spell at FC Johansen, he was appointed as manager of the Sierra Leone national team in 2017.[4][5] After leaving the post in 2019, he was reappointed in August 2020.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Dover Athletic website". Archived from the original on 17 January 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007.
- ^ John Keister at Soccerbase
- ^ "Odds & Ends". margatefchistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007.
- ^ "Sierra Leone to unveil new head coach John Keister". FootballSierraLeone.net. 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Leone Stars go local and appoint Keister". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Sierra Leone appoint John Keister as new head coach of the national team for the second time". FootballSierraLeone.net. 11 August 2020.
External links[]
- John Keister at Soccerbase
- John Keister at National-Football-Teams.com
- John Keister Interview
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