James Omondi Oduor (born December 30, 1980, in

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n football defender who last played for Mathare United, and currently manages Karuturi Sports in the

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Club career

Omondi began his career by Sher Agencies before left the team in 2003, to Thika United. After two years left 2005 Thika and move to

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team

Saint-George SA Saint George Sports Club ( Amharic: ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ስፖርት ክለብ, ''Kidus Giorgis Sport Club'')'','' otherwise known as Kidus Giorgis, is a professional football club based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They play in the top divi ...

. After 9 months he left the

to move back to Thika United, where he played again for 6 months before moving to the

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with Anse Réunion. He left the Seychellois club in 2009 for Mathare United, where he ended his playing career.

International career

He presented his country

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on international level from 2002 to 2004. He was also part of the team that took part in the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations.

Managerial career

Coach Mahakama F.C Omondi had been the assistant coach of Thika United, where he played during his club career, but later became the assistant coach of

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before being promoted to head coach after Leonard Swaleh was sacked with immediate effect. He was sacked by KCB on 28 November 2012, however, after his side finished tenth in the 2012 Kenyan Premier League season, and replaced by Abdallah Juma on 19 December. On 3 April 2013, after the departure of Michael Nam to FKF Division One side FC Talanta on 14 March, Omondi took over as head coach of Karuturi Sports. On September 5, 2019, he got his appointment as the Ushuru Football Club head coach after serving as the deputy head coach for a year and a half.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Omondi, James 1980 births Living people Footballers from Nairobi Kenyan men's footballers Kenyan expatriate men's footballers Kenya men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Men's association football utility players Anse Réunion FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia Thika United F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Seychelles Mathare United F.C. players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Vegpro F.C. players