Jonathan Boye Charles Sogbie (born 1 February 1970) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who played as a forward. At club level Sogbie played for ASEC Mimosas, Lausanne-Sport, Servette, Connecticut Wolves, Rhode Island Stingrays, and Chongqing Lifan. Sogbie also played for the Liberia national team between 1990 and 1998. After his retirement from soccer, he entered politics, and is noted for being an opponent of his former teammate George Weah, who was then the President of Liberia. He previously served as the public relations manager at the National Oil Company of Liberia.
Sogbie ran unsuccessfully for the Senate of Liberia in a 2009 by-election as an independent. In December 2020, he was elected as a member of the Senate of Liberia, the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, representing River Gee County on the ticket of the Collaborating Political Parties.
References
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Jonathan SOGBIE". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann (1 January 1967). "Jonathan Sogbie". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- Ledgerhood Rennie (11 March 2006). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Liberia's Sogbie in fraud probe". BBC News. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- "NOCAL Unveils Achievements". Publicagendanews.com. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- "2005 Election Results". National Elections Commission. 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- J.Burgess Carter (23 December 2020). "Senator-Elect Vows to Push for Change in Election Act". Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
External links
- Jonathan Sogbie at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jonathan Sogbie at WorldFootball.net
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