Jonathan Sogbie

Jonathan Boye Charles Sogbie (born 1 February 1970[1]) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who played as a forward. At club level Sogbie played for ASEC Mimosas, Lausanne-Sport, Servette, Connecticut Wolves, Rhode Island Stingrays, and Chongqing Lifan.[2] Sogbie also played for the Liberia national team between 1990 and 1998.[1] After his retirement from soccer, he entered politics, and is noted for being an opponent of his former teammate George Weah, who was then the President of Liberia.[3] He previously served as the public relations manager at the National Oil Company of Liberia.[4]

Sogbie ran unsuccessfully for the Senate of Liberia in a 2009 by-election as an independent.[5] In December 2020, he was elected as a member of the Senate of Liberia, the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, representing River Gee County on the ticket of the Collaborating Political Parties.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Player Statistics: Jonathan SOGBIE". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann (1 January 1967). "Jonathan Sogbie". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ^ Ledgerhood Rennie (11 March 2006). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Liberia's Sogbie in fraud probe". BBC News. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. ^ "NOCAL Unveils Achievements". Publicagendanews.com. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  5. ^ "2005 Election Results". National Elections Commission. 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ^ J.Burgess Carter (23 December 2020). "Senator-Elect Vows to Push for Change in Election Act". Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2020.


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