Steve Komphela
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Mbuyi Komphela | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Kroonstad, South Africa | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1989 | Klerksdorp City | 80 | (4) |
1989–1993 | Free State Stars | 136 | (14) |
1993 | Kaizer Chiefs | 34 | (5) |
1993–1996 | Gaziantepspor | 86 | (2) |
1996–1997 | Çanakkale Dardanelspor | 17 | (0) |
Total | 353 | (25) | |
National team‡ | |||
1992–1995 | South Africa | 24 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2002–2003 | Manning Rangers | ||
2003–2004 | Dynamos | ||
2004 | South Africa U-20 | ||
2006–2007 | Maritzburg United | ||
2005–2008 | South Africa U-23 | ||
2008–2009 | Free State Stars | ||
2009–2010 | Platinum Stars | ||
2010–2013 | Free State Stars | ||
2012 | South Africa (caretaker) | ||
2014–2015 | Maritzburg United | ||
2015–2018 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2008[1] ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2008[2] |
Steve Komphela (born 1 July 1967) is a South African manager and former footballer. He is the former manager of Maritzburg United, and former coach of Kaizer Chiefs. Currently, he is managing Bloemfontein Celtic.[3]
Early life
He was born in Golden Valley farm, 20 km outside Kroonstad to Jack Koyi Koyo and Nomalanga Komphela as the youngest of 11 children. Komphela became a teacher by profession after he got his teacher's diploma at Tshiya College in Free State.[4]
Club career
Komphela started out at NSL Second Division side Klerksdorp City[5] and later Qwa Qwa Stars which he earned promotion to the National Soccer League with.He made his NSL debut on 9 February 1986 in a 4--1 win over Witbank Aces.[6][7] In 1992, Komphela helped his team to a third-place finish in the league and was voted the NSL Players' Player of the Year. He later joined Kaizer Chiefs where he played all 34 league games and signed a contract overseas on 16 August 1993 moving to Gaziantepspor for the second half of 1993/94 season alongside fellow South African Tebogo Moloi.[8] He retired in 1997.[9]
Outside football
Apart from being a life orientation teacher and a professional footballer, Komphela was also a TV presenter. He hosted his own talk show on television channel Canakkale Dardanelspor AS.[10][11]
International career
Komphela is a founder member of the new national team of South Africa. He made his debut on 7 July 1992 in a 1–0 win over Cameroon. On 24 October 1992 against Congo, his 7th cap, he captained the team in its second ever World Cup qualifier. He played every minute of the first 22 internationals. He captained the team for the 18th and last time in a 2–2 draw against Zambia on 22 November 1995 which was his 24th cap.[12] Having played almost half of the teams internationals up to December 1995. He was not selected for the 1996 African Cup of Nations.[13]
Coaching Career
Kompela began his coaching career with Manning Rangers F.C. in 2002. Between 2002 and 2015, he coached several clubs, in which he all worked for a single season. In 2015, He joined Kaizer Chiefs F.C. for a 3 year contract. Failing to win any trophy since his arrival at Kaizer Chiefs, he was forced to resign before the end of his contract. This followed after Kaizer fans were launching violent protests against him in every match. In July 2018, he was announced to have joined Bloemfontein Celtic which was undergoing financial struggles at the time.kaizer Chiefs almost ruined steve Komphela's career after almost 3 years. He is now redeeming his sacked career at Bloemfontein Celtics where he showed his deadly combination by beating Orlando Pirates. He is looking forward to build his name after a hardship at Kaizer Chiefs.
National team statistics
South Africa national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1992 | 7 | 0 |
1993 | 8 | 0 |
1994 | 7 | 0 |
1995 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 24 | 0 |
References
- ↑ MBAYİSİLO STEPKEN KOMPHELA – Oyuncu Bilgi Ekranı Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu
- ↑ http://www.safa.net/UserFiles/safa.intoweb.co.za/File/bafana_history2.PDF%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ www.realnet.co.uk. "CONFIRMED: Coach Komphela joins Kaizer Chiefs from Maritzburg United". Kick Off. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "Steve Komphela is made of stern stuff". Sport. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "Soccer - SportsClub". SportsClub. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ Kickoff December 2015.
- ↑ "Steve Komphela is made of stern stuff". Sport. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gaziantepspor (93/94)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Steve Komphela". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "Steve Komphela is made of stern stuff". Sport. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ Gleeson, Mark. "Homeboy kicks off new Chiefs era". The M&G Online. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "South Africa - International Matches 1992-1995". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "Steve Komphela is made of stern stuff". Sport. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ "Steve Komphela". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.