Patrick Ghigani

Patrick Sofian Ghigani (born 16 March 1978) is a football manager and footballer who recently played professionally for Persiraja Banda Aceh in Liga Primer Indonesia.[3] He is currently the head coach and a player of Persijap Jepara.

Patrick Ghigani
Personal information
Full name Patrick Sofian Ghigani
Date of birth (1978-03-16) 16 March 1978
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Persijap Jepara (Head Coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 FC Aschheim
2000–2002 Club Africain
2002–2003 LR Ahlen 1 (0)
2003–2004 Kickers Emden
2004–2005 Stade Tunisien
2005–2007 SpVgg Unterhaching 48 (3)
2007–2008 SC Pfullendorf 11 (0)
2008–2009 Rodos
2009–2010 Panargiakos
2010–2011 Panegialios
2011–2012 Cenderawasih FC 16 (5)
2012–2013 Persiraja Banda Aceh 18 (4)
2013 SpVgg Feldmoching
2013– TSV Geiselbullach
Teams managed
2013– TSV Geiselbullach (playing manager)[1]
2018– Persijap Jepara (Head Coach)[2]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Munich, Ghigani began playing amateur football with FC Aschheim. His father was Tunisian, and Ghigani played for two seasons in the Tunisian first division with Club Africain. He would return to Germany and join German second division side LR Ahlen for the 2002–03 season, appearing in just one league match due to knee injuries. After a return spell in the Tunisian first division with Stade Tunisien and a spell with German amateurs Kickers Emden, he returned to the German second division with SpVgg Unterhaching.[4] He made 48 league appearances in two seasons with Unterhaching. However, he was released from the club in the summer of 2007, and after spending the remainder of 2007 without a club, he dropped down to play in the Regionalliga with SC Pfullendorf.[5]

In January 2009, Ghigani moved to Greece, joining Rodos F.C. in the third division. After helping the club gain promotion, he stayed in the third division by moving to Panargiakos F.C. for the following season. A move to third division side Panegialios followed.

In late 2012, he decided to return to Germany to play amateur football for SpVgg Feldmoching, having bought a house in Munich.[6]

References
  1. Profile on Fupa
  3. "Γ Εθνική / ΠΑΝΑΙΓΙΑΛΕΙΟΣ Γ.Σ. ΤΑΠ / GHIGANI PATRICK" (in Greek). Hellenic League. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  4. "Ghigani bleibt bis 2007 bei der SpVgg Unterhaching" (in German). RP-online. 13 December 2005. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  5. "Patrick Ghigani: Sein Albtraum heißt Werner Lorant" (in German). Schwaebishe Zeitung. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  6. "Indonesiens Star-Spieler kehrt heim" (in German). fupa.net. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.


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