Peter Bonu Johnson

Peter Bonu Johnson
Personal information
Full name Peter Pierre Benoit Johnson
Date of birth 10 May 1963
Place of birth Banjul, Gambia
Date of death 28 July 2019 (aged 56)
Position(s) Defender
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1994 Gambia 38 (4)
Managerial career
Gambia U-20
2004–2008 Gambia (assistant)
2011–2012 Gambia
2012–2013 Gambia (assistant)
2013–2015 Gambia

Peter Bonu Johnson (10 May 1963 – 28 July 2019) was a Gambian professional football player and manager.

Career

From 1983 to 1994 Peter Bonu Johnson played for the Gambia national team.

From July 2004 until May 2008[1] and from May 2012 until June 2013 he worked as an assistant coach with Gambia. He led Gambia U-20 to FIFA World Cup 2007 in Canada.[2] From 9 January 2012 until 28 May 2012 he coached the Gambia national football team.[3][4] In June 2013, he again was head coach of the Gambia national football team.[5][6]

On 15 May 2015, Johnson left as manager of Gambia. He died on 28 July 2019.[7]

References

  1. ^ Bonu Johnson resigns – WOW Gambia
  2. ^ Peter Pierre Benoit JOHNSON – paisac[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Gambia (2012) | National Football Teams
  4. ^ Bonu Johnson's appointment elicits mixed reactions – Daily Observer Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Gambia (2013) | National Football Teams
  6. ^ Bonu Johnson reappointed Scorpions head coach – Daily Observer Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Gff1 (2019-07-28). "Ex-Gambia Coach Peter Bonu Johnson Dies". THE GFF | Official Website. Retrieved 2019-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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