Timote Moleni (born 27 June 1969) is a former Tongan

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who played as a

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. Moleni was appointed head coach of

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

in 2015. In 2012 he managed the Tonga national under-23 football team for the 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. In 2013 he managed the under-17 team for the

2013 OFC U-17 Championship The 2013 OFC U-17 Championship was the 15th edition of the OFC's Under 17 championship, the biennial football championship of the Oceanian Confederation. All matches took place at Chapuis stadium, Luganville in Vanuatu from 17 to 27 April. 6 t ...

. In 2015 he managed the national team for the world cup qualifiers. He has also managed

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and

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Living people 1975 births Tongan footballers Tonga men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders {{Tonga-footy-bio-stub