Gavin Hunt

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Gavin Hunt
Personal information
Full name Gavin John Hunt
Date of birth (1964-07-11) 11 July 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Rygersdal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1994 Hellenic 302 (6)
1993 Cape Town Spurs (loan) 11 (0)
Total313(6)
Managerial career
1995–1998 Seven Stars
1998–2001 Hellenic
2001–2002 Black Leopards
2002–2007 Moroka Swallows
2007–2013 SuperSport United
2013–2020 Bidvest Wits
2020–2021 Kaizer Chiefs
2021 Chippa United
2022– SuperSport United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gavin John Hunt (born 11 July 1964) is a South African former football (soccer) player and coach who currently manages Supersport United. [1] He previously managed Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs. On 28 May 2021 Kaizer Chiefs released him from his contract after a string of poor results with the club. [2]

A nuggety right-back, Hunt spent almost his entire playing career with Hellenic. However, his retirement came soon because of an achilles tendon injury and went straight into coaching.

Hunt's greatest success came at SuperSport United, where he won three consecutive PSL championships from 2007-08 to 2009-10

He previously managed Seven Stars, Hellenic FC, Black Leopards and Moroka Swallows. [3]

Honours

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References

  1. "Hunt bounces back at Chippa". SuperSport. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. "Kaizer Chiefs part ways with Gavin Hunt". Kick Off. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. "Technical Team". Supersport United. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.