Kaizer Motaung

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Kaizer Motaung

Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-10-16) 16 October 1944 (age 79)[1]
Place of birth	Soweto, South Africa
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Orlando Pirates
1968–1971	Atlanta Chiefs	63	(32)
1974–1975	Denver Dynamos	35	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kaizer Motaung

, of which he is chairman and managing director. He was nicknamed "Chincha Guluva".

Early life

Born in the

His entry into international football occurred in 1968, when Atlanta Chiefs founder and owner,

NASL career

Despite struggling to come to terms with the weather and overcoming injury, Motaung made his North American debut for the Atlanta Chiefs as a substitute in a friendly game against Manchester City, scoring two goals in the process. He continued to play brilliantly for the rest of the season, scoring sixteen goals in fifteen matches, making him the top scorer in the league that season. As a result of this achievement, he was voted "Rookie of the Year" and gained a place on the NASL's All Star Team. In 1975, he returned to the NASL to play two seasons with the Denver Dynamos.^{[citation needed]}

Kaizer Chiefs

When Motaung returned to his home country in 1970, he decided to start his own professional soccer team. Motaung named his club "

.

Despite early setbacks and opposition, Motaung succeeded in assembling a good mix of veterans and talented rookies and the club soon became a force to be reckoned with. The Kaizer Chiefs soon had a large following.^[citation needed]

Within a short time, the Kaizer Chiefs became the most successful team in South Africa, winning more than 78 trophies and gaining an estimated fourteen million supporters throughout the country. Indeed, it is often jokingly stated that Kaizer Chiefs do not really play any away matches, as their supporters always outnumber those of the home team.

One of Kaizer Chiefs' biggest achievements was winning the African Cup Winners' Cup in 2001.

Football administrator

Motaung has also been active in South African football administration, having served on both the National Soccer League (NSL) and South African Football Association(SAFA) executives.^{[citation needed]}

In addition, Motaung co-founded (with Orlando Pirates' Irvin Khoza) the South African Premier League (PSL) in 1996, which helped bring more sponsors and money into South African professional football.^{[citation needed]}

Motaung currently still serves as a member of the PSL's Board of Governors, while also still running Kaizer Chiefs and being on SAFA's executive committee. He has also indicated that he would accept a position with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) or on world football's governing body, FIFA.^{[citation needed]}

Motaung was voted 73rd in the

.

In February 2005 it was announced that Motaung would join the board of Primedia Limited as a non-executive director. Primedia is South Africa's largest private media holding company and owns 40% of Kaizer Chiefs. He has also served as a director on the boards of many other companies such as Royal Beechnut, Simba, New Age Beverages and Get Ahead.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and recognition

Motaung was appointed a member of South Africa's Order of Ikhamanga, Silver class.^[1] Kaizer was also awarded a honary doctorate in 2022.

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