Musa Otieno (born 29 December 1973 in

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) is a Kenyan former

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Career

Club

Otieno has enjoyed an illustrious career on his native continent, playing for

AFC Leopards Abaluhya Football Club Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as AFC Leopards, or simply known as AFC, Leopards or ''Ingwe'' (), is a Kenyan association football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, t ...

and

Tusker FC The Tusker Football Club is a professional football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the second most successful club in Kenya with thirteen Kenyan league championships. They also have four Kenyan cup titles. In addition, it has won four East ...

in Kenya, and from 1997 until 2011 for Santos in the South African

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. He helped them win the PSL title in 2001-02, the Bob Save Super Bowl in 2001, the BP Top 8in 2002, and the ABSA Cup in 2003. Otieno first came to the United States in 2008, playing a season on loan with the

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in the

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. He made his debut for the Stars on 4 July 2008, as a 64th-minute substitute for

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, and went on to make seven appearances, scoring one goal, and helping them to the USL2 title. On 15 December 2008, following the conclusion Santos' domestic season, Otieno returned to the

to play in their debut season in the

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in 2009. Otieno retired in 2011 having made over 300 appearances and scoring more than 30 goals for Santos. He is the current Assistant technical manager for Morocco National Team.

International

Otieno is one of Kenya's most successful and decorated footballers, having made his national team debut for

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against

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in 1993 at the age of 19. He captained ''The Harambee Stars'' numerous times. He was also a member of the Kenyan

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team, who finished in third place of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He made 90 appearances for the Kenyan national team, scoring 9 goals. Former Harambee Stars captain Musa Otieno assumes his new role as national football team assistant coach on Thursday. Otieno was on Monday named in the national team's technical bench in the preparations for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea Bissau

Personal

Otieno owns and operates a community outreach foundation in his home country, called the Musa Otieno Foundation.

References

External links

CCS bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Otieno, Musa 1973 births Living people Footballers from Nairobi Kenyan footballers Association football defenders Association football utility players USL Second Division players Cleveland City Stars players Kenya international footballers Kenyan expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Expatriate soccer players in the United States Tusker F.C. players A.F.C. Leopards players Santos F.C. (South Africa) players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Kenyan expatriates in South Africa Kenyan expatriates in the United States