Ian Gorowa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Kuziva Gorowa 'Dibango' | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Rusape, Zimbabwe | ||
| Position(s) |
attacking winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
|
Dynamos | |||
|
Black Rhinos | |||
|
Cape Town Spurs | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Moroka Swallows F.C. | ||
| 2013–2014 | Zimbabwe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian Kuziva Gorowa Dibango (born 16 November 1971) is a former
Moroka Swallows
.
Playing days
Ian 'Dibango' Gorowa came to South Africa after playing for
attacking winger
.
Unfortunately, his playing days came to an abrupt end at the relatively young age of 29 when he suffered a career-ending injury while playing for Spurs.
He represented the Zimbabwean national team 26 times and scored 11 goals in the process. He played for Zimbabwe at the 1998 COSAFA Cup.[1]
Coaching career
After his retirement he became Spurs' assistant coach. When Spurs merged with
Ajax Cape Town, Gorowa was roped in by Ajax CEO John Comitis as one of the development coaches.[citation needed
]
He then went on to become the team's assistant coach. As assistant to Turk
Muhsin Ertugral, the Urban Warriors managed to win the 2007 ABSA Cup—the club's first major trophy since 2000.[citation needed
]
He joined The Birds on a three-year contract in June 2007 to replace
Thanda Royal Zulu.[2]
On 24 July 2013 he became the manager of Zimbabwe.[3] He resigned on 6 August 2014.[4]
References
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "Gorowa gets new job". The Herald. Zimbabwe. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ian Gorowa takes over Warriors". Nehanda Radio. 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Ian Gorowa resigns as Zimbabwe coach". BBC Sport. 6 August 2014.