John Pelu

John Pelu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-02-02) 2 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1999–2005	Helsingborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Öster	22	(6)
2006–2007	Kongsvinger	32	(13)
2008–2009	Rosenborg	7	(1)
2009	→ Haugesund (loan)	1	(0)
2009–2010	Haugesund	36	(6)
2010–2011	FK Mughan	11	(5)
2011–2012	Ravan Baku	9	(2)
2012	Strindheim	14	(5)
Managerial career
2014–2020	Strindheim
2021–	Orkla
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2013

John Pelu (born 2 February 1982) is a former Swedish professional footballer who played for different clubs in Sweden, Norway and Azerbaijan.

Career

He formerly played for Helsingborgs IF and Östers IF in Sweden and Kongsvinger IL in Norway.

In March 2009, the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer had him in for a one-week trial as they looked for a replacement for former striker Nate Jaqua.[1]

On 30 March, however, Pelu signed for Norwegian First Division side FK Haugesund on loan, before signing on a permanent deal later on in that year.

Manager career

Pelu became head coach of Strindheim IL in March 2014. After seven seasons in Strindheim, he was hired by Orkla FK ahead of the 2021 season.[2][3]

References

1. "Seattle has dream debut; Pelu on trial with Dynamo". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
2. "Pelu forlenger som trener" (in Norwegian). Strindheim IL. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
3. "John Pelu blir ny Orkla-trener" (in Norwegian). Orkla FK. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

External links

• Player profile at Rosenborg.info