// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Hans Heiniger a good barber? He's a cut above.

Hans Heiniger (born 1940 or 1941) is a Swiss football coach who has managed a number of teams in Africa.

Career

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]

1 2 3 4 "Mit kesser Lippe" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 1 September 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
↑ Sulayman Bah (4 November 2016). "STEVE: Changing Coaches not Solution for Gambia". Foroyaa. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
↑ "Mali: Swiss Coach of Djoliba Sacked". All Africa. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
↑ "Madagascar unveil Heiniger as new coach". Madagasikara. 20 August 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
↑ "Madagascar appoint coach". BBC Sport. 8 July 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

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