John Pelu

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = John Pelu

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|2|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1999–2005

| youthclubs1 = Helsingborg

| years1 = 2005–2006

| years2 = 2006–2007

| years3 = 2008–2009

| years4 = 2009

| years5 = 2009–2010

| years6 = 2010–2011

| years7 = 2011–2012

| years8 = 2012

| clubs1 = Öster

| clubs2 = Kongsvinger

| clubs3 = Rosenborg

| clubs4 = → Haugesund (loan)

| clubs5 = Haugesund

| clubs6 = FK Mughan

| clubs7 = Ravan Baku

| clubs8 = Strindheim

| caps1 = 22

| caps2 = 32

| caps3 = 7

| caps4 = 1

| caps5 = 36

| caps6 = 11

| caps7 = 9

| caps8 = 14

| goals1 = 6

| goals2 = 13

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 6

| goals6 = 5

| goals7 = 2

| goals8 = 5

| club-update = 20 September 2013

|manageryears1 = 2014–2020

|managerclubs1 = Strindheim

|manageryears2 = 2021–

|managerclubs2 = Orkla

}}

John Pelu (born 2 February 1982) is a former Swedish professional footballer who played for different clubs in Sweden, Norway and Azerbaijan.

Career

He formerly played for Helsingborgs IF and Östers IF in Sweden and Kongsvinger IL in Norway.

In March 2009, the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer had him in for a one-week trial as they looked for a replacement for former striker Nate Jaqua.{{cite web | url=http://blogs.chron.com/soccer/archives/2009/03/seattle_has_dre.html | title=Seattle has dream debut; Pelu on trial with Dynamo | work=Houston Chronicle | accessdate=2009-03-20 | archive-date=2009-03-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325133320/http://blogs.chron.com/soccer/archives/2009/03/seattle_has_dre.html | url-status=dead }}

On 30 March, however, Pelu signed for Norwegian First Division side FK Haugesund on loan, before signing on a permanent deal later on in that year.

Manager career

Pelu became head coach of Strindheim IL in March 2014. After seven seasons in Strindheim, he was hired by Orkla FK ahead of the 2021 season.{{cite news|url=https://strindheimtoppfotball.no/post/562|title=Pelu forlenger som trener|publisher=Strindheim IL|language=no|access-date=5 August 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.orklafk.no/home/john-pelu-blir-ny-orkla-trener/|title=John Pelu blir ny Orkla-trener|date=12 November 2020|publisher=Orkla FK|language=no|access-date=5 August 2023}}