Godfrey Okumu

Godfrey Owese Okumu[1] is a Kenyan volleyball coach. He is also a former player who has played for the Kenyan national volleyball team. Okumu is a native of Nyanza.[2]

Godfrey Okumu
Personal information
Full nameGodfrey Owese Okumu
NationalityKenyan
HometownNyanza Province
Coaching information
Current teamUniversity of the Philippines
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
?–2017
2017–		Hataka Girls High School
University of the Philippines
National team
1990–2003Kenya

Playing career

As a player, Okumu played for various clubs as well as the Kenyan men's national volleyball team[3] from 1990 to 2003.[1] After his retirement, he moved to Japan.[3]He worked as an English teacher in the Kumamoto Prefecture in 2002[4] before coaching.

Coaching career

Godfrey Okumu is a holder of a FIVB Level 3 coaching certificate and is a member of the Japanese Society of Volleyball Research.[5]

In Japan

After his playing career, Okumu moved to Japan sometime in the 2000s.[3] Okumu served as part of the coaching staff of the Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler men's professional volleyball club from 2006 to 2012.[1] He also served as coach of the Hataka Girls High School volleyball team as well.[6]

Kenyan women's national team

The Kenyan women's national team had Okumu as part of their coaching staff at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, as well as in the 2011 and 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cups.[7]

In the Philippines

The UP Lady Fighting Maroons volleyball collegiate team under head coach Jerry Yee trained with Okumu as early as June 2016.[7] Following Yee's resignation from his post on September 2017, Okumu was announced as the new head coach of the women's volleyball team of the University of the Philippines on November 2017. Okumu will start leading the team in UAAP Season 80 which was slated for 2018.[7] Okumu has said that he will introduce the "Japanese style" of play to the collegiate team which he learned in his Japan stint.[8]

Personal life

Okumu has a daughter named Hawi Fuyumi, who plays professionally in Japan. As of 2017, Fuyumi plays for Hitachi Rivale.[5]

References
  1. "2016バレーボールミーティング開催要項(プログラムPDFファイル掲載!　6/28)" [2016 Volleyball Meeting Program Guideline (Program PDF File Published! 6/28)]. Japan Volleyball Association (in Japanese). 6 August 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. Pilipili, Oscar (12 June 2013). "Sony Sugar teams rule Nyanza volleyball". The Standard (Kenya). Standard Media Group. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. "Kenyan volleyball coach excites local fans with CNN Interview". Nairobi News. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. "言葉っておもしろい！" [Words are interesting!] (PDF). Kumamoto Newsletter (in Japanese). Kumamoto International Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. Kwalimwa, David (6 October 2017). "Godfrey Okumu talks up Kenya's title chances in Cameroon". Daily Nation. Nation Media Group. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. Agcaoili, Lance (27 November 2017). "Kenyan coach for State U volleybelles". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. "Lady Maroons introduce new coach". Volleyverse. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. Satumbaga, Kristel (28 November 2017). "UP's Kenyan mentor lines up program". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 28 January 2018.


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