Abdul Aziz Moshood

Abdul-Aziz Moshood
Personal information
Full name Abdul Aziz "Bola" Moshood
Date of birth (1968-07-22) 22 July 1968
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1984–1986 NNPC FC (Nigeria 1st division)
1985 Nigeria National Team under-18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 FC Ilves
1991–1992 FC Kontu
1992–1995 Helsingin Ponnistus 10
1996 Dynamo Dresden (trial)
Stuttgarter Kickers (trial)
Managerial career
1999–2000 Team Talent Instructor for federation of Finland
2000 PK-35 Helsinki, U-17
2001 PK-35 Helsinki, U-20
2002 PK-35 Helsinki, U-20 Premier league
2005–2006 FC Ponnistus Finland Pro
2006–2009 ProSkills Football Academy Helsinki (Director)
2009–2010 Atlantis FC Helsinki Finland Pro
2011–2013 IF Gnistan Helsinki Finland (Head of Academy)
2013 Mohammedan Sporting Club
2015 FC KäPa of Helsinki
2016–2017 FC Finnkurd
2018 Atlantis FC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Moshood 'Bola' Abdul Aziz (born 22 July 1968 in Kaduna) is a retired Nigerian footballer. He currently works as the coach of the Atlantis FC in Ykkönen, the third tier of Finnish football

Career

Moshood started his career in Nigeria, playing professionally for FC Ilves. Ponnistus,[1] Huima, FC Kontu in Finland.

Coaching career

He began his coaching career in 1998-2004 for PK-35, a Youth Premier League team and as head coach of Ponnistus FC—a Pro-Second Division in Finland 2005-2008.[2] He was also in charge of the Helsinki International Youth Cup annual summer tournament.[3]

On 30 March 2010, Bola was named the head coach of the Atlantis FC, a Pro-Second Division club in Finland.[4] In the same capacity, he is also the director of coaching for the youth team -- Atlantis FC Akatemia. Coach Bola helped Atlantis to redeem its image after losing 12 games in 13 pre season games and draw one game in preparation for the 2010 Season. He helped Atlantis win their first ever game in the season in the first match at the start of the season against FC FUTURA. Bola, as he is popularly known, specializes in training methods, focusing on discipline and technique. After he became their manager, Atlantis quickly became one of Helsinki's more successful football teams.

He came to India in 2013 to work in the Indian Super League, the highest level of Indian professional football, overseeing several records during his one-year tenure at Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC), such as setting the scoring record with a 7-nil victory. They won the 2013 Durand Cup with a 2-1 victory over ONGC in the final, ending their 73 year-long trophy drought.

As of 2016, Moshood has been the head coach of the Helsinki based team called FC Finnkurd. They will be playing in the Respect Finnish Cup on the Fall 2016.[5]

Achievements

As player

In 1985 Moshood was a member of Nigeria National team under-18 years that won a gold medal in the World Cup in Tampere, Finland, in 1985. He was the top scorer of the competition. Moshood played with the Nigeria National League for under-20 team. At the Adebajo Cup, the team won a gold medal in 1985 and a silver medal in 1986.[6]

In 1987, he won a bronze medal with FC Ilves under-20-year team in the Finnish league. Between the years 1992 and 1995 he was a member of FC Ponnistus. On that time, the team was promoted twice. At first to the first division and secondly to Premier League of Finland. In 1994 FC Ponnistus was on the top in the first division.

As manager

Moshood has won three medals from two tournaments and a Helsinki District Championship between 1999 and 2001 with FC PK-35 in Finland. Under the season 2001-2002, Moshood was promoted to manage the Premier League instead of the first division of the FC PK-35.

In 2013 Moshood led their team Mohammedan Sporting Club to championship in the Durand Cup in India.[7] PROMOTION, Atlantis FC U-20 to the Premier league 2018, PROMOTION, Atlantis Academy to the Third Division 2018, Finland Football Federation U-20 Premier league, I lead Atlantis FC TO SILVA MEDAL 2019, In the same capacity, I lead Atlantis FC senior team to PROMOTION to Second division 2019, Finland Football Federation U-20 Premier league, I lead Atlantis FC to SILVA MEDAL 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "With FC Ponnistus". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Näyttävä nelikko Archived 24 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Helsinki International Youth Cup Archived 11 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Bola tarttui ruoriin
  5. ↑ Finnish Respect Cup
  6. ↑ Morakinyo, Abodunrin (22 December 2023). "High-flying Abdulaziz offers to serve Nigerian football". The Nation. Retrieved 19 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ Durand Cup Champion of 2013
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