Wilfred Mugeyi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Tichaona Mugeyi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Salisbury, Rhodesia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Black Aces | 58 | (22) |
| 1993–1994 | Bush Bucks | ? | (?) |
| 1994–1995 | Maccabi Haifa | 12 | (2) |
| 1995–2000 | Bush Bucks | 142 | (76) |
| 2000 | Shenyang Haishi | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Bush Bucks | 144 | (52) |
| 2003–2006 | Ajax Cape Town | 45 | (13) |
| 2006–2007 | Free State Stars | 12 | (5) |
| Total | 425 | (170) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2004 | Zimbabwe | 10 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Ajax Cape Town (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Ajax Cape Town | ||
| 2013 | Chippa United | ||
| 2013–2014 | AmaZulu (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | AmaZulu | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wilfred Mugeyi (born 4 July 1969) is a Zimbabwean former footballer whose last job was coach at South African Premier Soccer League club AmaZulu FC.
During his playing days he was known as "Silver Fox" for the way he stole un-noticed behind opposition defences.
He enjoyed a long and fruitful spell at South African side Bush Bucks, a club he first joined in 1993, and also a decent international career with Zimbabwe.
Mugeyi took South African football by storm when he scooped three top awards, PSL Player of the Year, Player's Player of the Year and Top Goalscorer of the Season back in 1996/97 when he scored 23 goals for Bucks.[1]
He has also had spells in Israel and China, where he played for Maccabi Haifa and Shenyang Haishi respectively.
His twin brother William Mugeyi was also a professional footballer who played for Bush Bucks and Zimbabwe.[2]
Since 2007 after retiring from professional football as a player, Wilfred Mugeyi became an assistant coach at his former club Ajax Cape Town having served as an assistant to Craig Rosslee, Muhsin Ertuğral, Foppe de Haan and finally Maarten Stekelenburg.
On 2 October 2012, Wilfred Mugeyi briefly took over as interim Manager of Ajax Cape Town, following the dismissal of Maarten Stekelenburg, before himself being relieved by Jan Pruijn and finally Jan Versleijen to conclude the 2012/13 PSL season for Ajax CT.[3]
On 29 January 2013 it was announced that Wilfred Mugeyi would take over as head coach of Chippa United.[4]
On 12 December 2014 Wilfred left AmaZulu as manager of the club. [5]
External links
[edit]- Wilfred Mugeyi at National-Football-Teams.com
References
[edit]- ^ "Best Foreign Striker - Wilfred Mugeyi (No 2)". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "The untold story of Mugeyi twins". The Standard. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Ajax CT wins under interim coaches". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Wilfred Mugeyi to test his ability as head coach of Chippa United". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "Wilfred Mugeyi leaves AmaZulu". Kick Off. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Zimbabwean men's footballers
- Zimbabwe men's international footballers
- Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Bush Bucks F.C. players
- Zimbabwean football managers
- Free State Stars F.C. players
- Cape Town Spurs F.C. players
- Ajax Cape Town F.C. managers
- AmaZulu F.C. managers
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in China
- Men's association football forwards
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Changsha Ginde players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- 2004 African Cup of Nations players
- Zimbabwean twins
- Footballers from Harare
- Liga Leumit players
- Zimbabwean expatriate football managers