Kotoko fire coach Maurice Cooreman

Maurice Cooreman
Maurice Cooreman

Less than three months after joining Ghanian side Asante Kotoko, Belgian coach Maurice Cooreman has parted company with the club. Cooreman, 65, took over from Bashiru Hayford as Kotoko coach in November 2008 on a two year contract, but was asked to go after Sunday’s loss to rivals Hearts of Oak, which left the Porcupine Warriors seven points behind their bitter rivals in the Ghana Premier League.

Isaac Opeele Boateng, Cooreman’s assistant, will temporarily take charge of affairs at Kotoko.

Cooreman’s first game in charge of Kotoko ended in a goalless draw ( against King Faisal). In nine Premier League games, Kotoko won four, drew three and lost two.

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Portsmouth sack Tony Adams

Portsmouth FC have announced that they have parted company with manager Tony Adams with immediate effect. Adams, 42, took over from Harry Redknapp on a two and a half year contract in October 2008, but lasted only twenty two games at the South Coast club. One wonders whether Adams would have remained in the hot … Read more

Dimitar Berbatov biography

dimitar-berbatovDimitar Berbatov is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Premiership giants Manchester United. He is considered as one of the best centre forwards in the game currently, and is a five time Bulgarian player of the year.

Berbatov was born on January 30, 1981 in the poor west Bulgarian mining town of Blagoevgrad. His father Ivan, played for CSKA Sofia, and mother Margarita, was a handball player. He also has a younger brother named Asen, whom he is very close to. The family was not very well off, and young Dimitar had a tough life while growing up.

His first club was local side FC Pirin. As a schoolboy, Berbatov was asked to play as a goalkeeper because his friends could not simply keep up with him when he played upfront. His talent was spotted by CSKA Sofia boss Dimitar Penev, the man who led Bulgaria to a third placed finish at the 1994 World Cup. CSKA signed him from Pirin for a fee of 50 footballs and 20 pairs of boots.

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