Frans Page Ananias (born 1 December 1972) is a Namibian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped 29 times by the Namibia national team and scored one goal, and played for Namibia at the 1998 African Cup of Nations. He played club football for African Blizzards, United Africa Tigers, African Stars and Young Ones in Namibia and FC Penzberg in Germany.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frans Page Ananias[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1972 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990-1993 | African Blizzards | ||
| 1994-1997 | United Africa Tigers | ||
| 1997-1998 | FC Penzberg | ||
| 1998 | African Stars | ||
| 1999 | Young Ones | ||
| 2000-2007 | United Africa Tigers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Namibia | 30 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | United Africa Tigers (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editAnanias was educated at Mandume Primary School, Opawa Junior Secondary School, Otjikoto Secondary School and Cosmos High School.[2]
Club career
editAnanias started his career at Central First Division club African Blizzards, a feeder club of United Africa Tigers, before transferring to Tigers.[2] He spent most of his career at the club, winning the Namibia FA Cup with the club in 1995 and 1996 and also the Metropolitan Shield in 1996, and he was also Tigers' top scorer in the 1995 season with 27 goals.[2] He later had a year spell in German football with FC Penzberg, playing alongside fellow international players Phillip Gariseb and Erastus Gariseb.[3] He later returned to Namibia and signed for African Stars in 1998.[4] He later joined Young Ones, before returning to Tigers where he played until his retirement.[2][5][6]
International career
editIn 1987, Ananias represented a pre-independence Namibia at an under-15 tournament in Gqeberha.[2] He made his international debut for Namibia in a 2–1 win over Ivory Coast in December 1994.[1] He scored his first international goal in April 1995 against Botswana.[1] In January 1998, Ananias was named in Namibia's final 22-man squad for the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] Ananias made 1 appearance at the tournament.[8] In total, he was capped 30 times by Namibia and scored once.[1]
Coaching career
editAnanias worked as an assistant manager to Willem Kapukare at Tigers and, after Kapukare was sacked in February 2009, Ananias served as caretaker manager until Brian Isaacs was appointed in August 2009.[9][10]
Personal life
editAnanias has two children.[2] He now works as a medical courier for PathCare Namibia.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Frans Ananias". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Angula, Conrad (29 October 2021). "Retired winger now rushes from lab to doctor". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Wie drei Nationalspieler aus Namibia dem FC Penzberg zum Aufstieg verhalfen" (PDF). FC Penzberg. November 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Angula, Conrad (17 March 1998). "Rejuvenated Ananias added to u-23 camp". The Namibian. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Schutz, Helge (24 May 2000). "Thriller in store as Pirates take on Young Ones". The Namibian. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Ihuhua, Corry (19 May 2003). "Civics and Tigers through to Cup final". The Namibian. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Angula, Conrad (9 January 1998). "Nam mix youth with experience: Africa Nations Cup 22 announced..." The Namibian. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (5 June 2005). "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Ihuhua, Corry (16 February 2009). "Stars lead, Arrows stumble". The Namibian. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Ihuhua, Corry (11 August 2009). "Tigers snap up Isaacs". The Namibian. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External links
edit- Frans Ananias at WorldFootball.net
- Frans Ananias at National-Football-Teams.com
