April Phumo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 2011 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
| National team | |||
| South Africa | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1979–1995 | Lesotho | ||
| Arsenal (Maseru) | |||
| Bloemfontein Celtic | |||
| 2001–2002 | Ria Stars | ||
| South Africa U20 | |||
| South Africa U23 | |||
| South Africa women | |||
| 2004 | South Africa | ||
| Nathi Lions | |||
| 2009 | United FC | ||
| 2011 | Atlie | ||
April "Styles" Phumo (1937 – 27 November 2011) was a South African football player and coach. He was nicknamed "Styles."[1]
Early life
April Phumo was born in Johannesburg,[2] in 1937.[1]
Playing career
He was a squad member of the South African national team prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup; the team was banned from competing due to apartheid.[2]
Coaching career
Club sides
Phumo managed Arsenal (Maseru) of Lesotho, leading them to "several league titles and an unexpected place in the last 16 of the African Champions Cup in 1990."[2] He later managed South African club sides Ria Stars, Bloemfontein Celtic, Nathi Lions and Atlie.[3][4][5]
Phumo spent a brief spell as manager of United FC during 2009, helping the club gain promotion to South Africa's National First Division.[6]
National sides
Phumo was the first ever manager of the Lesotho national team.[7] Phumo began coaching Lesotho in 1979 and received a FIFA coaching diploma in 1981.[8][9]
Phumo was involved with the South African men's senior team for a number of years. He was assistant to Trott Moloto and the 2000 African Cup of Nations,[10] before a spell with Ria Stars.
In July 2002, Phumo returned as national team assistant to Ephraim Mashaba.[11] When Mashaba was sacked in January 2004, Phumo became temporary manager, taking control of the national team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations.[12] Phumo also managed the South African men's under-20, men's under-23 and women's senior national teams.[7]
Death
Phumo died of cancer on 27 November 2011, aged 74, at a hospital in Bloemfontein.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Tribute to April 'Styles' Phumo". Molapo Sports Centre. 29 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Former Bafana Bafana coach Styles Phumo died on Sunday after a lengthy illness". CAF. 30 November 2011.
- ↑ "Ledwaba pays tribute to Phumo". Kickoff.com. 28 November 2011.
- 1 2 "R.I.P. April 'Styles' Phumo". Kickoff.com. 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Blatter sends condolences after Phumo passing". FIFA.com. 28 November 2011.
- ↑ Peter Pedroncelli (23 September 2009). "Coach Styles Phumo Leaves United F.C.". Goal.com.
- 1 2 "South Africa: Safa Mourns the Passing of April 'Styles' Phumo". allAfrica.com. 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Work For Justice: Lesotho at 40 (Issue #75)" (PDF). Transformation Resource Centre. October 2006.
- ↑ Van der Stad, Marjolein (9 January 2004). "Delron wis nie Shakes is geskors" [Delron unaware Shakes is suspended] (in Afrikaans). Die Burger Laaste.
- ↑ "South Africa's contenders". BBC Sport. 25 July 2002.
- ↑ Mark Gleeson (31 July 2002). "Mashaba is new SA boss". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "South Africa sack Mashaba". BBC Sport. 15 January 2004.
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