Brett Evans

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Brett Evans
Personal information
Full name Brett Lund Evans
Date of birth (1982-03-08) 8 March 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Youth career
Mighty Pa
Maritzburg City
School of Excellence
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2012 Ajax Cape Town 311 (19)
International career
2002–2008 South Africa 10 (0)
Managerial career
2015– Point Loma Nazarene University
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brett Evans (born 8 March 1982 in Johannesburg, Gauteng) is a South African footballer who played for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town. Evans was a founding member of Ajax Cape Town and played for Ajax for the whole of his 13-year career. Brett Evans is currently the head coach for boys youth at Albion SC as well as assistant coach at Point Loma Nazarene University.

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Ajax Cape Town

Evans was a founding member of Ajax Cape Town making his debut in 1999. He played for Ajax for the whole of his 13-year career and has 311 starts which is a club record. [1] In 2012, Evans went on trial with Major Soccer League club Portland Timbers and played in a 2–0 win over Seattle Sounders FC in a reserve team match. [2] Evans suffered knee and groin injuries [3] and left Ajax in 2012 on expiration of his contract. [4]

International career

He is one of the few South African player [5] s to have played for all the national teams and was also part of South Africa's squad at the 2008 African Cup of Nations. He has ten full international caps.

Coaching career

While playing left back at Ajax CT, Evans was assistant coach for the youth u12 team, from 2010 to 2012. He is currently head coach at Albion SC and assistant coach at Point Loma Nazarene University.

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References

  1. ↑ "Soccer - SportsClub". SportsClub. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. ↑ realnet.co.uk. "Ajax Cape Town's Brett Evans confident of US contract". Kick Off. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ↑ realnet.co.uk. "Brett Evans to end his career at Ajax Cape Town". Kick Off. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ↑ realnet.co.uk. "Brett Evans reason for leaving Ajax Cape Town". Kick Off. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Soccer - SportsClub". SportsClub. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2018.


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