Pitso Mosimane

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Pitso Mosimane
Personal information
Full name Pitso John Hamilton Mosimane
Date of birth (1964-07-26) 26 July 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Kagiso, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mamelodi Sundowns
Youth career
Rockville Hungry Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 Jomo Cosmos 27 (7)
1985 Mamelodi Sundowns 19 (1)
1986 Jomo Cosmos 31 (9)
1987 Mamelodi Sundowns 9 (0)
1987–1989 Jomo Cosmos 14[1] (11)
1989 Orlando Pirates[2] 18 (0)
1989–1995 Ionikos 34 (5)
1995 Rita Berlaar II[3] 37 (15)
1996 Al Sadd[4] 22 (1)
Total 189 (49)
International career
1993–1994 South Africa 4 (1)
Managerial career
2001–2007 Supersport United
2006–2010 South Africa (Assistant coach)
2010–2012 South Africa
2012- Mamelodi Sundowns
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pitso Mosimane (born 26 July 1964, Kagiso) is a South African football former player and coach and former manager of the South Africa national football team.

He is one of the longest serving and highly rated coaches in South African soccer, having won several major trophies with SuperSport United between 2001 and 2007.

He served as the care-taker coach of South Africa for seven games during 2007, before Carlos Alberto Parreira was appointed as head coach. He then served as an assistant coach to Parreira, and Joel Santana with South Africa.

On 15 July 2010, Mosimane was named as the new head coach of South Africa. He had been an assistant to former coach Carlos Alberto Parreira at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and was handed a four-year contract.[5]

He won his first game in charge in a 1–0 win over World Cup Quarter Finalists Ghana. South Africa failed to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations after Mosimane mistakenly played for a draw in the final qualifier, when in fact a victory was required.[6]

References

  1. ^ "A Brief Profile on Pitso John Mosimane - Pitso Mosimane - South African soccer coach and former soccer player". Pitso Mosimane. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ^ "A Brief Profile on Pitso John Mosimane - Pitso Mosimane - South African soccer coach and former soccer player". Pitso Mosimane. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. ^ "A Brief Profile on Pitso John Mosimane - Pitso Mosimane - South African soccer coach and former soccer player". Pitso Mosimane. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  4. ^ "A Brief Profile on Pitso John Mosimane - Pitso Mosimane - South African soccer coach and former soccer player". Pitso Mosimane. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ^ Edwards, Piers (15 July 2010). "Pitso Mosimane unveiled as new coach of South Africa". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  6. ^ "South Africa miss out on Africa Cup of Nations after misreading rules". Reuters. Guardian News and Media Limited. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.

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