Pitso Mosimane

Pitso Mosimane

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Playing career

Mosimane started his senior career at Jomo Cosmos, then he played for Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, before joining Greek club Ionikos to play under coach Nikos Alefantos. He later joined Belgian team KFC Rita Berlaar and Qatari club Al Sadd.

Coaching career

Mosimane was an assistant coach to the under-11 players during his tenure with the Belgian club KFC Rita Berlaar, then he returned to South Africa to coach Mamelodi Sundowns reserves. The late Ted Dumitru inspired him to become a coach.

Supersport United

Mosimane joined Supersport United as an assistant coach to Bruce Grobbelaar, then he became the head coach from 2001 until 2007, where he finished second in 2001–02 and 2002–03 in the Premier Soccer League.

South Africa national team

Mosimane served as the caretaker coach of the South African national team, nicknamed as Bafana Bafana, for seven games in 2007, prior to the appointment of Carlos Alberto Parreira as head coach of the national team, whom Mosimane served as an assistant coach under during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He also served as assistant to Joel Santana during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, Parreira's successor and later predecessor. On 15 July 2010, Mosimane was named as the new head coach of South Africa and was handed a four-year contract. 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 against Sierra Leone, when in fact a victory was required. On 8 August 2026 Mosemane was again named the head coach of South African national soccer team filling the position after Hugo Broos's departure. This was after some…

Club
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. (1985–1985)
Club
Ionikos Nikaia F.C. (1989–1995)
Club
Jomo Cosmos F.C. (1982–1983)
Club
Al Sadd Sports Club (1996–1996)
Club
Jomo Cosmos F.C. (1986–1986)
Club
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. (1987–1987)
Club
Jomo Cosmos F.C. (1987–1989)
Club
Orlando Pirates F.C. (1989–1989)
Club
South Africa men's national association football team (1993–1994)

Legacy

Honours

Player

Ionikos

Beta Ethniki: 1993–94

Manager

Supersport United

Nedbank Cup: 2005 SAA Super Eight Cup: 2004 Mamelodi Sundowns

Premier Soccer League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 Nedbank Cup: 2014–15, 2019–20 Telkom Knockout: 2015, 2019 CAF Champions League: 2016 CAF Super Cup: 2017 Al Ahly

Egyptian Premier League: 2019–20 Egypt Cup: 2019–20 CAF Champions League: 2019–20, 2020–21 CAF Super Cup: 2021 (May), 2021 (Dec) Al-Ahli

Saudi First Division League: 2022–23

Individual

PSL Coach of the Season: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 CAF Coach of the Year: 2016 In August 2024 Mosimane was conferred with an honorary degree by the University of Johannesburg for remarkable contribution to sports and leadership.

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

South African footballer, former coach and former manager of the South African national football team and current coach of the club [Al-Ahly of Egypt]

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Pitso John Hamilton Mosimane is a South African former professional football player and current manager of the South Africa national soccer team.

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