Papy Okitankoyi Kimoto (born 22 July 1976) is a DR Congolese football manager and former professional player who played as a striker, most notably for the DR Congo national team and for SC Lokeren and Standard Liège in the Belgian First Division A.[2] He is the current head coach of the DR Congo women's national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Papy Okitankoyi Kimoto | ||
Date of birth | 22 July 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | DR Congo Women (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | AC Sodigraf | - | (-) |
1998–1999 | AS Vita | - | (13) |
1999–2002 | SC Lokeren | 69 | (14) |
2002–2004 | Standard Liège | 18 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Sint-Truiden | 19 | (1) |
2005–2006 | Maccabi Netanya | 27 | (10) |
2006 | Maccabi Herzliya | 16 | (3) |
2007 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | 13 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 32 | (7) |
2008 | RFC Liège | 16 | (6) |
2009–2010 | Atromitos Yeroskipou | 24 | (19) |
2010–2011 | APEP Pitsilia | 13 | (7) |
2011–2012 | RFC Liège | 26 | (21) |
2012–2013 | Royal Aywaille | 14 | (8) |
International career | |||
1997–2006 | DR Congo | 54 | (13) |
Managerial career | |||
2014 | DR Congo (assistant manager)[1] | ||
2015 | AS Dragons/Bilima | ||
2017–2018 | JS Kinshasa | ||
2018–2021 | FC Renaissance | ||
2022–2023 | Maniema Union | ||
2023– | DR Congo Women | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editBorn in Kinshasa, Kimoto moved to Belgium in 1999, where he played professional football with Sporting Lokeren, Standard Liège and Sint-Truidense V.V.[3]
After he retired from playing, Kimoto became a football manager with a CAF "A" license.[4] Kimoto managed AS Dragons/Bilima and Jeunesse Sportive (Kinshasa) before he was appointed to lead FC Renaissance du Congo in December 2018.[5][6][3]
References
edit- ^ "Tempers flare as DRC edge Mauritania".
- ^ "Papi Kimoto :: Papy Okitankoyi Kimoto ::".
- ^ a b "FC Renaissance : Papy Kimoto prend les commandes". footdrc.com (in French). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Foot: la Fecofa forme des entraîneurs congolais à Kinshasa". radiookapi.net (in French). Radio Okapi. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Papy Kimoto, nouvel entraîneur de l'AS Dragons-Bilima". leopardsfoot.com (in French). 9 July 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Epfkin: Papy Kimoto remplace Bertin Maku chez JSK". foot.cd (in French). 7 November 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
External links
edit- Papi Kimoto at National-Football-Teams.com