Eric Nshimiyimana

Eric Nshimiyimana
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-05-08) 8 May 1972
Place of birth Bujumbura, Burundi
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Club information
Current team
Kiyovu Sports (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Prince Louis
1996–2005 APR
National team
1996–2004 Rwanda
Teams managed
2009–2010 Rwanda
2013–2014 Rwanda
2014– Kiyovu Sports

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Eric Nshimiyimana (born 8 May 1972) is a Rwandan football coach and former player. He currently coaches Rwanda National Football League side Kiyovu Sports.

Career

Playing career

Born in Bujumbura in Burundi, Nshimiyimana played as a midfielder for Prince Louis and APR.[1]

He played for the Rwandan national team between 1996 and 2004,[1] appearing in four FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.[2] He was a squad member at the 2004 African Cup of Nations.[3]

Coaching career

Nshimiyimana became an assistant coach for the Rwandan national team in April 2008, working Raoul Shungu to assist manager Branko Tucak.[4] When Tucak was sacked in November 2009, Nshimiyimana became interim manager of the national team.[5] He was re-appointed manager in 2013; in April 2014 the Rwandan Football Association announced an 8-man shortist to replace him after his contract expired on 30 June.[6] In July 2014, he became the coach of Kiyovu Sports ahead of the 2014–15 season.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eric Nshimiyimana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. Eric NshimiyimanaFIFA competition record
  3. "Rwanda name finals squad". BBC Sport. 14 January 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. "Tucak appointed Rwanda coach". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  5. "Rwanda sack Croatian coach Tucak". BBC Sport. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  6. Andrew Jackson Oryada (25 April 2014). "Ratomir Dujkovic on shortlist for Rwanda coach position". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  7. Peter Kamasa (8 July 2014). "Rwanda: Nshimiyimana Named As SC Kiyovu Coach". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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