MTNFootball.com examines the CVs and experiences of the five coaches shortlisted for the Ghana post. Please examine them and votes via the link below on who deserves the job:
****Herbert Addo –
Date of Birth: 24th June 1951, Ghanaian
Current club: Aduana Stars, Ghana top-flight.
Coaching qualification: Not known
Club coaching experience: Addo started his coaching career in England as a school coach in 1974 after his secondary and college education in the European country. He has coached all the top teams in Ghana including Hearts, Kotoko, Olympics, Hasaacas, Goldfields, Ghapoha and won the league titles with some of them. His coaching abroad was in neighbouring Togo where he coached Maranatha Fiokpo in the Togolese top-flight.
International coaching experience: He is currently in charge of Ghana’s home-based national team.
Achievements: Addo made history in 2009/2010 season when he took league debutantes Aduana Stars to the league title at the first attempt.
Coaching Philosophy: Addo is keen on the natural Ghanaian 4-4-2 formation and has been noted for building solid defence for the clubs he has coached. He is known to be very strict with discipline on his players.
Playing experience: He is not known to have played at the highest level.
Disappointments in coaching career: He is not known for thriving well under pressure that’s why he had short stints with giants Kotoko and Hearts even though he impressed.
*****Humberto Coelho –
Date of Birth: 20th April 1950, Portuguese.
Current club: unattached.
Coaching qualification: Not known -
Club coaching experience: He started his coaching career in 1986 with Braga and spent one season there before spending nearly ten years with Salgueiros. He has also coached Saudi side Al Shabab.
International coaching experience: He started his international coaching with Portugal in 1997 and coached them for three years. He was signed as the Morocco coach in 2000 and stayed there for two years before joining South Korea as head coach from 2003-2004. He coach Tunisia between 2008 and 2009.
Achievements: He was voted Portuguese footballer of the Year in 1974. He took Portugal to the semi finals of Euro 2000.
Coaching Philosophy: Addo is keen on the natural Ghanaian 4-4-2 formation and has been noted for building solid defence for the clubs he has coached. He is known to be very strict with discipline on his players.
Playing experience: He is not known to have played at the highest level.
Disappointments in coaching career: He was sacked by Morocco after the Atlas Lions failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. His reign as South Korea ended one year signing for the Asians. He claimed he had not had enough time to prepare the team. He was fired as Tunisia coach after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of lowly Mozambique that killed their 2010 World Cup hopes. Â The defeat also ended the country's streak of three consecutive presences in the tournament.
*****Marcel Desailly
Date of Birth: 7th September 1968, French.
Current club: unattached.
Coaching qualification: UEFA ‘A’ Licence (tbc in Wales)
Club coaching experience: No coaching experience
International coaching experience: No coaching experience
Achievements: He won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2001 and 2003. He also enjoyed a distinguished career at club level by winning the Champions League twice with Marseille in 1993 and with AC Milan a year later. He also won the UEFA Super Cup in 1994.
Coaching Philosophy: Not known because he has no coaching experience but he could be disposed to the English and French philosophy because of the years he spent in the two countries. He could opt for the modern 4-5-1 formation because he was a defender.
Playing experience: He also enjoyed a distinguished career at club level with several major European sides including AC Milan, Marseille, Chelsea, Nantes and Al Gharafa.
Disappointments in coaching career: No coaching experience so there are no disappointments yet.
*****Goran Stevanovic
Date of Birth: 27th November 1966, Serbian.
Current club: unattached.
Coaching qualification: UEFA Pro Licence
Club coaching experience: He started his caching career in 2001 with Cukaricki Stamcom in the Serbian top flight before moving to the currently defunt club Zeleznik a year later. He was the assistant coach for Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade between 2007 and 2009 and was promoted to the top post of the club where he stayed for 18 months.
International coaching experience: He was that assistant coach of the Serbia and Motenegro team that impressed at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He occupied that position for three years from 2003.
Achievements: He was the assistant coach when Partizan Belgrade won two league titles and two FA Cups between 2007 and 2009. He won the Serbia league title in the 2009/2010 season and clinched the FA Cup too.
Coaching Philosophy: His coaching philosophy is heavily slanted towards the modern 4-5-1 system used by most coaches in the top leagues of Europe. As a former midfielder he is known to use his midfield as the base of organising his side, using the centre to block the opponent with compact midfield while using wingers to start swift attacks.
Playing experience: He also enjoyed a distinguished career at club level with several major European sides. He started his career with Partizan Belgrade before playing for Osasuna, Farense, Setubal, and some other Portuguese side as well as Greek side Panelefsiniakos.
Disappointments in coaching career: His decision to retire as the coach of Partizan Belgrade after pressure from fans last year over results.
Can Vanli –
Date of Birth: June 1962, Turkish
Current club: VB Sports Club, Maldives.
Coaching qualification: UEFA ‘A’ Licence
Club coaching experience: He mainly coached lower division clubs in Turkey including Asas Genclerbirligi, Eyüpsor, Izmir Karsiyaka, New K?r?ehirspor and VB Sports Club. The only foreign club he has coached is in Maldives with all the rest of his club coaching experience in his home country of Turkey
International coaching experience: He was the tactical brain behind the success of the Turkish national team especially at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea as well as the 2003 Confederations Cup held in France. As the technical analyst for the team he provided the head coach with the analysis for matches which led to important results at the highest level. But he has not fully being in charge of a national team.
Achievements: Part of Turkey’s 2002 World Cup team and 2003 Confederation Cup team.
Coaching Philosophy: His playing philosophy rests on the extensive scientific data which resulted in his concept called ‘Football Alphabet’. This concept rolls between the modern 4-5-1 formation or the 4-4-2 formation depending on the opponent. But he is pretty heavy on tactics as he is famed for unravelling the tactics of the opponent using computer software.
Playing experience: He is not known to have played at the highest level.
Disappointments in coaching career: He has only coached lower division clubs in Turkey and has not fully being in charge of a top team.
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