Pitso Mosimane
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Pitso John Mosimane is a South Africa
n football (soccer)
former player and coach and currently the 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 in recent years.
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.
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.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
former player and coach and currently the manager of the South Africa national football team
South Africa national football team
The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...
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He is one of the longest serving and highly-rated coaches in South African soccer having won several major trophies with Supersport United in recent years.
He served as the care-taker coach of South Africa for seven games during 2007, before Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager. He managed Brazil to championships at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup...
was appointed as head coach. He then served as an assistant coach to Parreira, and Joel Santana
Joel Santana
Joel Natalino Santana is a Brazilian football head coach and former football player. He is the current head coach of Bahia.-Biography:...
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
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager. He managed Brazil to championships at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup...
at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, 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
2012 African Cup of Nations
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations will be the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football . It will be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The two countries won the right to host the tournament after...
after Mosimane mistakenly played for a draw in the final qualifier, when in fact a victory was required.