Peter Serry
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Peter Serry was a Kenyan football player, coach and administrator.
As a youth player Serry played for Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA), which operates in the Mathare
slum in Nairobi. Among other achievements, he was part of the team that won the U13 category at Norway Cup
in 1995. Later Serry played in the Kenyan Premier League
for Mathare United
and KCB
.
After footballing career, he served as he was the head coach of Mathare Youth
for the 2003/04 season . In that season, Mathare Youth played in the third level, but promoted to the Nationwide League (2nd level) at the end of the season . Serry, however, moved to the assistant coach position of the premier league team Mathare United
for the next season (2004/05) . Serry held a UEFA-B Diploma License in Coaching and various other certificates. He also contributed for charity work at the Kakuma
refugee camp and Southern Sudan .
He was the chairman of Mathare Youth from 2004 to 2006 , during which time the team promoted to the Premier League , where its sister team Mathare United already played. Serry also held various administrative positions at MYSA, being its managing director between 2002 and 2006 .
In 2008 he was appointed the CEO of Tusker FC replacing Patrick Naggi who became the technical director of Football Kenya Limited
. The same year Serry was part of the coaching team of the Kenya national football team
but was dismissed only shortly before his death alongside head coach Francis Kimanzi
in January 2009 .
Serry died in the 2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire
in Nairobi on January 28, 2009, aged 35. He was accompanied by Tusker FC Coach James Nandwa, who escaped alive . Serry left a widow and three children .
As a youth player Serry played for Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA), which operates in the Mathare
Mathare
Mathare is a collection of slums in Nairobi, Kenya with a population of approximately 500,000 people; the population of Mathare Valley alone, the oldest of the slums that make up Mathare, is 180,000 people...
slum in Nairobi. Among other achievements, he was part of the team that won the U13 category at Norway Cup
Norway Cup
Norway Cup is an international youth football tournament held annually in Oslo, Norway since 1972.The world's largest arenaNorway Cup has in modern times developed into the world's biggest football tournament with 1400 - 1600 participating teams every year...
in 1995. Later Serry played in the Kenyan Premier League
Kenyan Premier League
The Kenyan Premier League is the first division football league in Kenya. It was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by Football Kenya Limited....
for Mathare United
Mathare United
Mathare United Football Club is a Kenyan professional football club, based in Mathare Slums Nairobi Kenya,Mathare United was founded in August 1987.The setting is St. Teresa's Church...
and KCB
Kenya Commercial Bank (sports club)
Kenya Commercial Bank is a Kenyan multisport club based in Nairobi.Its football team has played for several years in the Kenyan Premier League....
.
After footballing career, he served as he was the head coach of Mathare Youth
Mathare Youth
Mathare Youth is a football club in Nairobi, Kenya. . They played in the top level of Kenyan professional football, the Kenyan Premier League , but were relegated in 2008 and in 2009 they play in the Nationwide League....
for the 2003/04 season . In that season, Mathare Youth played in the third level, but promoted to the Nationwide League (2nd level) at the end of the season . Serry, however, moved to the assistant coach position of the premier league team Mathare United
Mathare United
Mathare United Football Club is a Kenyan professional football club, based in Mathare Slums Nairobi Kenya,Mathare United was founded in August 1987.The setting is St. Teresa's Church...
for the next season (2004/05) . Serry held a UEFA-B Diploma License in Coaching and various other certificates. He also contributed for charity work at the Kakuma
Kakuma
Kakuma town is located in Turkana District, in the northwestern region of Kenya. Kakuma is the Swahili word for "nowhere", epitomizing the seclusion of the area....
refugee camp and Southern Sudan .
He was the chairman of Mathare Youth from 2004 to 2006 , during which time the team promoted to the Premier League , where its sister team Mathare United already played. Serry also held various administrative positions at MYSA, being its managing director between 2002 and 2006 .
In 2008 he was appointed the CEO of Tusker FC replacing Patrick Naggi who became the technical director of Football Kenya Limited
Football Kenya Limited
Football Kenya Limited is the governing body of football in Kenya. It was founded in 2008 and was recognised by FIFA in the same year, taking over control of Kenyan football from the Kenya Football Federation...
. The same year Serry was part of the coaching team of the Kenya national football team
Kenya national football team
The Kenya national football team, nicknamed the Harambee Stars, is the national team of Kenya and is controlled by Football Kenya Limited, the governing body of football in Kenya. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...
but was dismissed only shortly before his death alongside head coach Francis Kimanzi
Francis Kimanzi
Francis Kimanzi is a Kenyan football coach who is currently the head coach of his national side Kenya.-Playing career:Kimanzi played club football for Mathare United between 1994 and 2002, before becoming manager....
in January 2009 .
Serry died in the 2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire
2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire
The 2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire occurred when a supermarket in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, caught fire on 28 January 2009. Twenty-nine remains have thus far been located in the rubble of the destroyed Nakumatt supermarket, with police investigating a tip that security guards locked exit doors in an...
in Nairobi on January 28, 2009, aged 35. He was accompanied by Tusker FC Coach James Nandwa, who escaped alive . Serry left a widow and three children .