John Pelu
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 February 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2005 | Helsingborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Öster | 22 | (6) |
2006–2007 | Kongsvinger | 32 | (13) |
2008–2009 | Rosenborg | 7 | (1) |
2009 | → Haugesund (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Haugesund | 36 | (6) |
2010–2011 | FK Mughan | 11 | (5) |
2011–2012 | Ravan Baku | 9 | (2) |
2012 | Strindheim | 14 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2020 | Strindheim | ||
2021– | Orkla | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2013 |
John Pelu (born 2 February 1982) is a former Swedish professional footballer who played for different clubs in Sweden, Norway and Azerbaijan.
Career
[edit]He formerly played for Helsingborgs IF and Östers IF in Sweden and Kongsvinger IL in Norway.
In March 2009, the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer had him in for a one-week trial as they looked for a replacement for former striker Nate Jaqua.[1]
On 30 March, however, Pelu signed for Norwegian First Division side FK Haugesund on loan, before signing on a permanent deal later on in that year.
Manager career
[edit]Pelu became head coach of Strindheim IL in March 2014. After seven seasons in Strindheim, he was hired by Orkla FK ahead of the 2021 season.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Seattle has dream debut; Pelu on trial with Dynamo". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ "Pelu forlenger som trener" (in Norwegian). Strindheim IL. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "John Pelu blir ny Orkla-trener" (in Norwegian). Orkla FK. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
External links
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Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Burkinabé emigrants
- Immigrants to Sweden
- Swedish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Helsingborgs IF players
- Östers IF players
- Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players
- Rosenborg BK players
- FK Haugesund players
- Mughan FK players
- Ravan Baku FK players
- Strindheim IL players
- Eliteserien players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Swedish football managers
- Swedish football forward stubs