Jonathan Sogbie

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

In December 2020, he was elected as a member of The Senate of Liberia, the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia.[5]

References
  1. "FIFA Player Statistics: Jonathan SOGBIE". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  2. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann (1967-01-01). "Jonathan Sogbie". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  3. Ledgerhood Rennie (2006-03-11). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Liberia's Sogbie in fraud probe". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  4. "NOCAL Unveils Achievements". Publicagendanews.com. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  5. J.Burgess Carter (2020-12-23). "Senator-Elect Vows to Push for Change in Election Act". Retrieved 2020-12-28.
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