Maxwell Konadu

Maxwell Konadu
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-12-04) 4 December 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Black Leopards (Head coach)
Youth career
Nkoranza Republican[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Asante Kotoko
1993–1994 CS Sfaxien
1994–1995 Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)
1995 SG Egelsbach 5 (2)
1996–1997 Asante Kotoko
1997–1999 Leiria 37 (9)
1999–2000 Beira-Mar 22 (1)
2000–2001 Marinhense
2003 King Faisal Babes
International career
1997 Ghana 2 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2010 All Stars
2011–2012 Asante Kotoko
2011 Ghana U23 (Assistant coach)
2012–2013 Ghana (Assistant coach)
2012–2013 Ghana U-20
2013–2014 Ghana U-23
2014–2019 Ghana (Assistant coach)
2019-2020 Asante Kotoko
2022–2023 Legon Cities
2023–2024 Nsoatreman
2024– Black Leopards
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Medal record
Men's association football
Representing  Ghana
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team competition

Maxwell Konadu[needs Akan IPA] (born 4 December 1972) is a football coach and a retired Ghana international football player. He is currently the coach of Black Leopards. Before his current post, he was formerly the manager of Glo Premier League club Asante Kotoko.[2] Konadu was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also won gold as assistant coach of Ghana's Men's Olympic Team at the All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique in 2011.[3]

Playing career

Konadu began his youth career with Nkoranza Republic and Upper West Republic in Ghana.[1] He began his professional career with the Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC, with whom he won the Ghana Premier League in his debut season.[4]

After brief spells playing in Tunisia and Germany,[5] he returned to Asante Kotoko in January 1996, before moving to U.D. Leiria of the Portuguese second division in July of the following year. He would play for Leiria in the Portuguese Liga during the 1998–99 season, and then moved to rival but relegated lower division club S.C. Beira-Mar, and A.C. Marinhense.

He then had a brief spell playing in Turkey, before returning to play for Ghanaian side King Faisal Babes in 2003.[6]

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Konadu became a coach. First interning at Ghana's Feyenoord Academy before taking on the assistant coach position of Red Bull Academy's U-17 team in Sogakope.[7]

After participating in the 31st and 32nd International DFB (German Football Association) coaching courses in Hennef, Germany, he received the International DFB Coaching Certificates "B" and "A" in 2008 and 2009 respectively.[8] By then, he had moved to Ghana Premier League club All Stars F.C., leading them during the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.[9]

In July 2011, Konadu was appointed as assistant coach of Asante Kotoko,[10] the club where he first gained fame as a prolific goal scorer. He however signed on as head coach following his return from the All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique, following the sacking of Serbian coach Bogdan Korak.[11] On 3 May 2012, Konadu was appointed as the assistant coach of the Ghana national football team by the GFA (Ghana Football Association), succeeding James Kwesi Appiah.[12] On 5 June 2012, Konadu resigned as manager of Glo Premier League club Asante Kotoko after guiding the club to their 22nd league title and securing qualification to the 2013 CAF Champions League. Konadu was succeeded as manager of Asante Kotoko by, Mas-ud Didi Dramani. On 10 July 2012, Konadu was appointed as the manager of the Ghana national under-20 football team, succeeding Orlando Wellington and in January 2013, Konadu was appointed as the manager of the Ghana national under-23 football team.[2]

He was appointed caretaker manager of the men's senior national team, for the second time, in March 2017.[13] He also served as coach of the ''local Black Stars'' - Ghana A' national football team.[14][15][16]

He was appointed head coach of South African National First Division side Black Leopards in July 2024.[17]

Honours

Player

Asante Kotoko

Ghana U23

Manager

Asante Kotoko

Ghana A

Nsoatreman F.C.

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Encountering Soccer in the Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Web. 24 July 2004.
  2. ^ a b "Didi steps into Konadu's shoes at Kotoko". Ghana Football Association. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Can Local Coaches Smile Again After The Maputo Victory?". Ghana Web. 21 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Can Local Coaches Smile Again After The Maputo Victory". Ghana Web. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. ^ Regionalliga Süd, Saison 1995/96 (Rainer Klein)
  6. ^ "Maxwell Konadu at Faisal". Ghana Web. 18 May 2003.
  7. ^ "Konadu joins Red Bull Academy". Ghana Web. 18 May 2003.
  8. ^ "Ghanaian football Coaches receive certificates". Ghana Soccernet. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Tough calls for Oly and All Stars". Ghana News. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Maxwell Konadu begins work on Wednesday". Asante Kotoko Official site. 12 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Kotoko Sack Serbian Coach Bogdan Korak, Konadu Takes Over". Asante Kotoko Official site. September 2011.
  12. ^ "Ghana FA appoints Maxwell Konadu as Black Stars assistant coach". ghanasoccernet.com. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  13. ^ "Konadu appointed Ghana interim coach". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "28 players invited for Black Stars 'B' camping ahead of crucial assignments". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  15. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Maxwell Konadu names Local Black Stars starting line up for Madagascar clash". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Maxwell Konadu invites 29 local Black Stars to prepare for COSAFA Cup and 2016 AFCON qualifiers". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  17. ^ Munyai, Ofhani (2 July 2024). "Black Leopards appoint Ghanaian coach ahead of new season". FARPost. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Maxwell Konadu". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  19. ^ Al-Smith, Gary (3 May 2012). "Stars give Konadu the nod". supersport.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  20. ^ Mensah, Kent (30 April 2012). "Asante Kotoko win Ghana Premier League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  21. ^ Teye, Prince Narkortu (22 December 2019). "Asante Kotoko down Hearts of Oak to win Ghana President's Cup". Goal. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Ghana beat Nigeria to win WAFU Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  23. ^ Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (25 June 2024). "I knew I could transform Nsoatreman FC - Maxwell Konadu after FA Cup glory". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  24. ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (17 October 2019). "Ghana's Maxwell Konadu Adjudged Best Coach Of The 2019 ESPN WAFU Tournament, Ghana Olympic Committee". Ghana Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Legon Cities congratulates Maxwell Konadu on winning NASCO Coach of the Month Award for April". GhanaSoccernet. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.