Duncan Lechesa

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Duncan Lechesa
Personal information
Full name Duncan Thaane Lechesa
Date of birth (1976-07-26) 26 July 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Bloemfontein, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Polokwane City F.C. (coach)
Youth career
2005–2006 Black Leopards
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010 Free State Stars 81 (6)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Carara Kicks
2011–2013 Carara Kicks (assistant coach)
2013 Polokwane City
2013–2014 FC Cape Town
2014 Royal Eagles F.C.
2023 Venda F.C. [1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2014

Duncan Thaane Lechesa (born 26 July 1976) is a retired South African football player who as of December 2023 is the head coach of the National First Division team Venda F.C. [1]

Career

In a 15-year career, Lechesa played as a central midfielder for Bloemfontein Celtic, Ajax Cape Town, Black Leopards and Free State Stars before retiring in 2010. [2] Born in Bloemfontein, Free State, Lechesa began playing football with Bloemfontein Celtic's youth sides before signing with National First Division club Bloemfontein Young Tigers. [3] He started 24 league matches during his final season with Stars, winning the club's Player of the Season award. [4]

After he retired from playing, Lechesa became a football coach. He was appointed manager of Carara Kicks in 2010. [4] He had a brief stint with United FC in 2011, but returned to Carara Kicks. [5] Lechesa joined Polokwane City in January 2013, and led them to promotion to the Premier Soccer League within six months. [6] He parted ways with Polokwane City on 16 September 2013 after the club had lost their opening 4 games of the 2013–14 Premier Soccer League season. [7] Lechesa was appointed the head coach of F.C. Cape Town on 22 October 2013, [8] but resigned in March 2014 [9]

References

  1. 1 2 DV (10 November 2023). "Duncan Lechesa is new head coach of VFC". Limpopo Mirror. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lechesa calls it a day". Kick-off magazine. 21 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Moholoa, Ramatsiyi (21 July 2010). "Lechesa hangs up his boots". The Sowetan.
  4. 1 2 "Lechesa gets top FSS award". Kick-off magazine. 20 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Who is Duncan Lechesa?". MTN football. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "City: Finally the 35th Premiership club". Kick-off magazine. 26 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Polokwane City fire coach". IOL. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "FC Cape Town Appoint Lechesa". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Duncan Lechesa Resigns As FC Cape Town Coach".
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