Oliver Konteh (born March 29, 1979 in Columbus, OH) is an American soccer defender who was a defender in the French 3rd Division.

[edit] Youth

Konteh learned to play soccer in the Sharonville Youth Soccer League. His career began to grow as a young boy playing for Adidas Premier and winning many league championships. He ended his career playing with Club Ohio/Dynamo, where Oliver flourished under coaches, Mike Barry and Mike Thomas, Konteh was also coached by Seymour Allen and Maziya Chete. Konteh played high school soccer at Westerville South High school^[1]. He then played college soccer at the University of Connecticut for a year and a half as a center forward and outside midfield before transferring to University of Bridgeport in 1999. At Bridgeport, he switched to defense after the 2000 season. During the collegiate off season, Konteh played for the Westchester Flames, Dayton Gemini of the fourth division Premier Development League as well as the Bridgeport Italians of the amateur USASA. Konteh finished his college education in 2003 at the University of Toledo.

[edit] Professional

Upon graduation Oliver was offered a contract to play for FC Nantes in the French Ligue 2. Konteh played at Nantes for four months until he was traded to Paris FC in the French Championnat National. At Paris F.C. He was there for approximately two and a half months until suffering a season ending injury. Paris FC waived Konteh at the end of the season and he returned to the U.S. where he finished the 2004 season with the Toledo Slayers of the PDL.^[2] He also played two games of the 2005 season with Toledo^[3]

[edit] Coaching career

In 2006, Konteh became an assistant coach at Pacesetter Soccer Club ^[4].

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