Leonard Tsipa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonard Tsipa | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 | CAPS United | ||
2002–2003 | FK Javor | 4 | (0) |
2003–2007 | CAPS United | ||
2008 | Dynamos | ||
2009–2010 | CAPS United | ||
2011– | Gunners Harare | ||
National team‡ | |||
2004–2009 | Zimbabwe | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2011. |
Leonard "Aghahowa" Tsipa (born 25 January 1982) is an international Zimbabwean football striker that plays in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League side Caps United F.C..
Club career
In 2002, together with his CAPS teammate Blessing Makunike, he went to Serbia, to play with FK Javor. They played in the 2002–03 First League of Serbia and Montenegro but the club finished 12th and was consequently relegated to the second league for the following season. After not getting much chances to play, both returned to CAPS United F.C., where they archived major success by winning, in 2004 and 2005, the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League titles. He played most of his career with CAPS, the exceptions were only his spell in Serbia in 2003, and when he played one season in 2008 with previous year Zimbabwean champions Dynamos F.C. managing to finish that season runners-up, however the goal that season was the CAF Champions League where they reached the record semi-finals in 2008 edition. For the 2011 season he moved to the 2010 Zimbabwean champions Gunners F.C..In 2015 he moved back at Caps United fc and he still in Caps United to date.
Tsipa usually plays as a striker or as a winger.
National team
By May 2011 Leonard Tsipa has played five matches for the Zimbabwean national team and scored one goal.
Honours
- CAPS United
- Zimbabwe Premier League (2): 2004, 2005
- Zimbabwean Cup (1): 2004
- Dynamos Harare
- CAF Champions League semi-finals: 2008
References
- Leonard Tsipa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leonard Tsipa at Srbijafudbal.