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Michael Osei


CLUB:
Liberty Professionals
POSITION:
Midfield
BORN:
1983-01-01
BIRTHPLACE:
Kumasi
PREVIOUS CLUBS:
Corners Babies, Ebusua Dwarfs, Kotoko
HEIGHT / WEIGHT:
NIKNAME:
Emba, Nyame Naye
GHANA DEBUT :
0000-00-00
CAPS/GOALS:

Debut for Kotoko: Kotoko vs. Goldfields in Kumasi. League game, Kotoko won 2:1 and he scored both goals after coming on for Shamo Abbey? (vs. Hearts of Oak in J.O.T. Agyemang Challenge Cup in 2000)

<>Most Memorable Game at Kotoko: Against El Mahala in Egypt. Nearly lost all hope

<>Honors (during tenure at Kotoko): Kinapharma (Ghana) Premier League Championship (2003), Ghana FA Cup (2001), GALA Cup (2000, 2001), SWAG Cup (2001, 2003), GHALCA/LG Cup (2003), Kofi Annan Cup (2000, 2002), Vodacom Cup - Silver medal (2001), Africa Cup Winners' Cup - Silver medal (2002), Asante Kotoko FC North America Directorate & Cyber-Circle - 2002 MVP Award - (Silver medal)

January 2008

Former Ghana midfielder Michael Osei has started his coaching career in Germany.

Osei, who played for the Black Stars in the late 80s and early 90s, revealed that he is currently in charge of a fourth division side.

The former Asante Kotoko silky player, who played in Germany for Frankfurt in the 90s, says he is still continuing with his courses to help him reach the summit of coaching.

"Since football is my chosen profession I want to pursue that career line that?s why I have taken the coaching career,"

"I am currently with a the coach of a fourth division side which is part of a second division team.

"When I gain more experience I should be able to rise through the ranks to become a world class coach.

"I am also taking more coaching courses alongside coaching this team to make sure I am well rounded."

Osei was part of the Kotoko set-up made up of the likes of Joe Debrah and Thomas Boakye, creating a huge excitement in the Ghana league.

They generated some of the most interesting periods in Ghana football as they faced Hearts of Oak's Shamo Quaye and Ablade Kumah.

Osei failed realise his full potential in Europe because of a knee injury.