Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1940 or 1941 (age 82–83)[1] | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1987–1992 | Gambia | ||
2000 | Djoliba AC | ||
2002–2003 | Madagascar |
Hans Heiniger (born 1940/1941) is a Swiss football coach who has managed a number of teams in Africa.
Heiniger has coached in the Gambia, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Mali and Madagascar.[1]
He coached the Gambian national team between 1987 and 1992, their first ever foreign manager.[2]
In Mali he managed Djoliba AC, leading them to 2nd place in the Malian Première Division,[1] before being sacked in August 2000.[3] In August 2002 he became the new manager of the Madagascar national side.[1][4] He left the position in July 2003, and was replaced by Rodolphe Rakotoarisoa.[5]