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Jean-Paul Akono
Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1980	Canon Yaoundé
International career
1972–1973	Cameroon
Managerial career
2000	Cameroon Olympics
2001	Cameroon
2002–2003	Chad
2012–2013	Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-Paul Akono (born 1 January 1952) is a Cameroonian football coach and former player.

Early and personal life

Akono was born on 1 January 1952 in Yaoundé.

Playing career

Akono played for Cameroon at international level, participating in the 1972 African Cup of Nations, and appearing in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 1973. He played club football for Canon Yaoundé between 1979 and 1980.

Coaching career

Akono was in charge of Cameroon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

He was appointed to manage the Cameroon national team on an interim basis in September 2012. In April 2013 it was announced that the Cameroonian Football Association had begun the process of finding a permanent replacement for Akono. Akono later stated he was "shocked and embarrassed" that they were replacing him, and that he would not be applying for the job on a permanent basis. The Cameroonian Football Association later announced that Akono would remain in charge for forthcoming World Cup qualifying matches in June 2013, although they would continue their search for a replacement due to Akono's illness; he was replaced by German Volker Finke a few days later.

References

^ "Jean-Paul Akono". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
"African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
Jean-Paul Akono – FIFA competition record (archived)
"Cameroon squad - 2000 Summer Olympics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
"Lavagne sacked, Akono recruited". FIFA. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
"New Cameroon coach seeks Eto'o return". BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
Leocadia Bongben (23 April 2013). "Cameroon to start recruitment process to replace Akono". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
"Akono will not apply to be permanent Cameroon coach". BBC Sport. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
Leocadia Bongben (22 May 2013). "Cameroon appoint German Volker Finke as coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

v t e Summer Olympics football tournament winning managers
Men's tournament	1904: Duff 1908: Davis 1912: Birch 1920: De la Chevalerie 1924: Fígoli 1928: Gianotti 1936: Pozzo 1948: Raynor 1952: Sebes 1956: Kachalin 1960: Tirnanić 1964: Baróti 1968: Lakat 1972: Górski 1976: Buschner 1980: Havránek 1984: Michel 1988: Byshovets 1992: Miera 1996: Bonfrère 2000: Akono 2004: Bielsa 2008: Batista 2012: Tena 2016: Micale 2020: Jardine 2024: Denia
Women's tournament	1996: DiCicco 2000: Høgmo 2004: Heinrichs 2008: Sundhage 2012: Sundhage 2016: Neid 2020: Priestman 2024: Hayes

v t e Cameroon men's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists
1 Bekono 2 Meyong 3 Womé 4 Mimpo 5 Abanda 6 Beaud 7 Alnoudji 8 Geremi 9 Eto'o 10 M'Boma 11 Kome 12 Lauren 13 Nguimbat 14 Suffo 15 Epalle 16 M'bami 17 Branco 18 Kameni Coach: Akono

v t e Cameroon national football team – managers
Colonna (1965–70) Fobete & Colonna (1970) Schnittger (1970–73) Beara (1973–75) Ridanović (1976–79) Žutić (1980–82) Vincent (1982) Ognjanović (1982–84) Le Roy (1985–88) Nepomnyashchy (1988–90) Redon (1991–92) Nyongha (1992–94) Michel (1994) Nyongha (1994–96) Depireux (1996–97) Manga-Onguéné (1997–98) Le Roy (1998) Lechantre (1999–2001) Corfou (2001) Akono (2001) Schäfer (2001–04) Artur Jorge (2004–06) Haan (2006–07) Nyongha (2007) Pfister (2007–09) N'Kono (a.i.) (2009) Le Guen (2009–10) Clemente (2010–11) Lavagne (2011–12) Akono (2012–13) Finke (2013–15) Belinga (a.i.) (2015–16) Broos (2016–17) Song (a.i.) (2018) Belinga (a.i.) (2018) Seedorf (2018–19) Conceição (2019–22) Song (2022–24) Brys (2024–)

Cameroon national football team – managers

Colonna (1965–70)
Fobete & Colonna (1970)
Schnittger (1970–73)
Beara (1973–75)
Ridanović (1976–79)
Žutić (1980–82)
Vincent (1982)
Ognjanović (1982–84)
Le Roy (1985–88)
Nepomnyashchy (1988–90)
Redon (1991–92)
Nyongha (1992–94)
Michel (1994)
Nyongha (1994–96)
Depireux (1996–97)
Manga-Onguéné (1997–98)
Le Roy (1998)
Lechantre (1999–2001)
Corfou (2001)
Akono (2001)
Schäfer (2001–04)
Artur Jorge (2004–06)
Haan (2006–07)
Nyongha (2007)
Pfister (2007–09)
N'Kono (a.i.) (2009)
Le Guen (2009–10)
Clemente (2010–11)
Lavagne (2011–12)
Akono (2012–13)
Finke (2013–15)
Belinga (a.i.) (2015–16)
Broos (2016–17)
Song (a.i.) (2018)
Belinga (a.i.) (2018)
Seedorf (2018–19)
Conceição (2019–22)
Song (2022–24)
Brys (2024–)

v t e Chad national football team – managers
Djibrine (1999) Mao (2000) Akono (2002–03) Djim (2003) Djim (2005) Djim (2006) Kouta (2006) Okalah (2006–07) Adoum (2007) Okalah (2008) El-Khashab (2009–11) Kouta (2011–13) Trégoat (2014–15) Kouta (2015–16) Yatamadji (2019) Tregoat (2019–20) Yatamadji (2020–23) Nicaise (2023–)

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