TFF named Danish tactician JAN PAULSEN as Maximo successor

[Lucchese DeCavalcante]

The TFF announced yesterday that a Danish tactician, Jan Paulsen, will take over as the national team head coach after Marcio Maximo’s contract expires next month.

TFF secretary general Fredrick Mwakalebela said the 64-year-old coach, who also played for Boldklubben Frem, would start training Taifa Stars on August 1.

Mwakalebela said the Dane met all required qualifications to replace the Brazilian and would soon sign a two- year deal.

“It has been a long process, but at last we attained our ultimate goal. Paulsen has a wide experience and holds a professional licence in soccer, hence we hope he’ll help uplift our standard,” the TFF official said.

Mwakalebela said about 60 coaches from around the world tendered their applications seeking to replace Maximo.

The outspoken Brazilian coach, who winds up his fourth year in Tanzania next month, has contributed immensely to transform Tanzanian soccer.

Paulsen started his coaching career in the 1980s after hanging up his boots and returned as Boldklubben coach before switching to Koge Boldklub.

In 1990, he was named Richard Moller Nielsen's assistant for his country’s national team and he was part of the team that won the Euro in 1992.

After the win in 1992, he was promoted to head coach of the Denmark national under-21 football team. He held the position until 1999 when he was named new sporting director of the Singapore national team.

When Vincent Subramaniam was sacked in 2001 due to bad results, Paulsen stepped in to replace him. This did not help Singapore and Poulsen was sacked in 2002.

He then returned to Denmark to a couple of minor coaching jobs. In 2006, he made an agreement with Greve Fodbold to become their head coach, but at the same time he got an offer to coach the Jordan U-20 team.

In the end he accepted the Jordan job and two years later he was appointed the head coach of Armenia.

On March 30, 2009, Poulsen was relieved of his duties from the Football Federation of Armenia.

 

[Oxlade-Chamberlain]

anaonesha ana experience aje kutupa alichojifunza hili kuweza kukuza soka letu.

 

[PatPending]

I see it is another long CV full of no marks and nonentities. Glad he can add Tanzania to the list. I doubt the link with the victorious 1992 Danish side for Maximo claimed a similar thing with the Brazilian side that won the 1994 world cup. No cause for optimism here.

 

[The Boss]

I have a bad feeling tha he is not the right choice...
I could be wrong..............

 

[Balantanda]

I have a bad feeling tha he is not the right choice...
I could be wrong..............

Me too........................

 

[Abdulhalim]

Me too........................

Matokeo ya uwanjani sio juhudi za kocha pekee..hilo lipo wazi.

 

[Kichuguu]

I still believe that Maximo was very good; unfortunately he was given an untrainable bunch of guys with hopes of transforming them to international level. As such I don't expect miracles out of the coming old guy probably until our U-19 group gets promoted to Taifa Stars.

 

[Kichuguu]

Poulsen dismissed by Armenia

Published: Tuesday 31 March 2009, 8.30CET

Jan B Poulsen has been dismissed as coach of Armenia following his team's poor start to their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, with assistant coach Vardan Minasyan adopting the reins on a temporary basis.

Jan B Poulsen has been dismissed as coach of Armenia following his side's poor start to their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

Slow start



The decision was taken at a meeting with Football Federation of Armenia president Ruben Hayrapetyan on Monday and follows Armenia's 2-2 draw with Estonia in Yerevan two days previously. Poulsen took charge in January 2008, but despite some positive friendly results during his 12 matches at the helm his side have been unable to make an impact in World Cup qualifying. Saturday's draw produced Armenia's first point in five matches in Group 5 and leaves them rooted to the foot of the section. Assistant coach Vardan Minasyan has taken over on a temporary basis and will lead Armenia for the return against Estonia in Tallinn on Wednesday.

 

[Gaijin]

si kocha pekee anaefanikisha timu ..........

wachezaji hawana afya, maumbo madogo, attitude yao pia is questionable, ..............bila ya kutafutia suluhu na hayo pia tutabadili makocha kila sikul.

 

[Kituko]

mfumo wa TAnzania kwenye soka ni mbovu, Source kubwa ya wachezaji wa Tanzania ni Kigoma, lakini mapka asasa hakuna timu wala Hakuna mkakati wa kupata hao wachezaji wa kutoka huko, Kombe la Taifa ndio limepoteza mwelekeo kabisa, MAXIMO HAKUWA MBAYA KIHIVYO NI VILE HAKUKUTANA NA VIPAJI NA AFYA ZA WACHEZAJI KAMA GAGA, MKAMBI, MAKUMBI, MASTER, MOGELLA, CHINA,CHAMA, BANNA,MGAYA NA WENGINEO

 

[Jafar]

This Dane should be given the U-21 squad to uplift them into a future Taifa Stars rather than inheriting the current tourist Taifa Stars team.
Otherwise we should expect much from him.

 

[Mdau]

Originally Posted by The Boss I have a bad feeling tha he is not the right choice...
I could be wrong.............. Me too........................

Me three...

 

[Mdau]

Jan B. Poulsen
Personal information
Full name Jan Børge Poulsen
Date of birth March 23, 1946 (age 64)
Place of birth Store Heddinge, Denmark
Youth career
Store Heddinge BK
Rønne IK
Senior career1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1969-1976
1976-1978 Boldklubben Frem
Store Heddinge BK
Teams managed
1976-1978
1979-1980
1981-1982
1983-1986
1987-1989
1990-1992
1992-1999
2001-2003
2004
2005-2006
2006-2007
2008-2009 Store Heddinge BK
Boldklubben Frem (reserves)
Boldklubben Frem
Køge Boldklub
Boldklubben Frem
Denmark (assistant)
Denmark u-21
Singapore
FC Bornholm
Lyngby BK (youth)
Jordan U-20
Armenia

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

source: Jan B. Poulsen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Bill]

I see it is another long CV full of no marks and nonentities. Glad he can add Tanzania to the list. I doubt the link with the victorious 1992 Danish side for Maximo claimed a similar thing with the Brazilian side that won the 1994 world cup. No cause for optimism here.

Me too.............................

 

[Bill]

Did TFF vetted enough to conclude he can fit our needs, bse his CV does not convice me anyway.

 

[Lucchese DeCavalcante]

Hata mie nina wasiwasi huyu akawa bomu ni bora Maximo

 

[Lucchese DeCavalcante]

KITENDAWILI cha nani atakuwa Kocha Mkuu wa Taifa Stars kimeteguliwa, ambapo raia wa Denmark Jan Poulsen mwenye umri wa miaka 64 amepewa jukumu hilo.

Kocha huyo aliyepata kuzinoa timu za Taifa za Singapore, Jordan na Almenia kwa nyakati tofauti atasaini mkataba wa miaka miwili kuinoa timu ya Taifa ya Soka ya Tanzania ‘Taifa Stars' kuanzia Agosti mwaka huu akirithi mikoba ya Mbrazil, Marcio Maximo.

Akizungumza Dar es Salaam jana, Katibu Mkuu wa Shirikisho la Soka Tanzania (TFF), Fredrick Mwakalebela alisema uamuzi wa kumteua Poulsen ulifikiwa juzi kwenye kikao cha Kamati ya Utendaji ya TFF chini ya Rais wa Shirikisho hilo, Leodegar Tenga.

Wasifu wa kocha huyo mpya unaonesha kuwa ni mchezaji mstaafu wa kimataifa wa Denmark, ambapo akiwa Kocha Msaidizi wa timu ya Taifa ya nchi hiyo, alitwaa ubingwa wa mataifa ya Ulaya katika fainali za mwaka 1992, ambapo timu hiyo iliifunga Ujerumani katika fainali.

"Mwaka 2007 akiwa Kocha Mkuu wa timu ya Taifa ya Jordan, Poulsen aliiwezesha timu ya umri wa miaka 20 ya nchi hiyo kufuzu kwa fainali za Dunia zilizofanyika Canada.

"Kati ya mwaka 1992 na 1999 Poulsen alifundisha timu ya Taifa ya Denmark ya umri chini ya miaka 19 na pia amefundisha timu ya Taifa ya nchi hiyo ya chini ya umri wa miaka 21," alisema Mwakalebela akielezea wasifu wake.

Alisema Poulsen si tu ni kocha bali pia ni Mkufunzi wa Walimu wa Soka wa kiwango cha Kimataifa anayetambuliwa na Shirikisho la Kimataifa la Soka (FIFA) na amekuwa akiendesha mafunzo yanayoandaliwa na shirikisho hilo kwa nchi mbalimbali.

"Ameshiriki pia kama Kocha Msaidizi wa Denmark katika fainali za mwaka 1998 zilizofanyika Ufaransa, ambapo Denmark ilifikia hatua ya robo fainali," alisema Mwakalebela.

Kwa mujibu wa Mwakalebela kocha huyo mpya amepata pia kuwa Mkurugenzi wa Ufundi wa Denmark, Singapore na Almenia.

Poulsen anachukua nafasi ya Mbrazil Marcio Maximo ambaye mkataba wake wa kuinoa Taifa Stars unamalizika Julai mwaka huu.

Maximo alikuja nchini Agosti mwaka 2006 na kusaini mkataba wa miaka mitatu uliomalizika Julai mwaka jana kisha akaongeza mkataba wa mwaka mmoja unaomalizika mwezi ujao.

Mbrazil huyo alikuja nchini wakati akitokea kuinoa timu ya Livingston FC iliyokuwa ikishiriki Ligi Kuu ya Scotland katika ligi ya mwaka 2003/2004.

Pia alikuwa kwenye benchi la ufundi la Brazil kwa ajili ya timu za vijana chini ya umri wa miaka 17 na chini ya umri wa miaka 20 kati ya mwaka 1992 na 1993.

Moja ya mafanikio yake makubwa Maximo hapa nchini ni kuiwezesha Taifa Stars kufuzu fainali za Afrika kwa Wachezaji wa Ligi za Ndani zilizofanyika mwaka jana nchini Ivory Coast.

Poulsen mwenye leseni ya kiwango cha juu cha ualimu anamalizia mchakato wa miezi kadhaa wa kutafuta kocha wa Taifa Stars, ambapo kwa mujibu wa TFF makocha 59 wakiwemo wa kutoka Tanzania na nchi mbalimbali ulimwenguni waliomba kuinoa timu hiyo.