Fadlu Davids

Fadlu Davids
Personal information
Full name	Fadluraghman Davids
Date of birth	21 May 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Mother City
	Manning Rangers
	Engen Santos
	Chernomorets Burgas
2004	Avendale Athletico
2004–2005	Vasco da Gama
2005–2006	HP Silver Stars
2007–2012	Maritzburg United
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated August 24, 2024

Fadluraghman "Fadlu" Davids (born 21 May 1981 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a retired South African football (soccer) striker who is a Head Coach for Tanzanian Premier league club Simba sc.^[1] He was twice the highest goalscorer in the South African National First Division.

Since his retirement in 2012 Davids has served as assistant coach to Ernst Middendorp at Maritzburg United. When Middendorp left Martizburg United in 2016, Davids was named interim coach of Maritzburg for a third time in his career. His brother, Maahier Davids, was named as his assistant.^[2]

Upon the arrival of Roger De Sá, Davids resumed his position as Maritzburg's assistant coach. However, only seven games later, he reclaimed his position as interim coach after De Sá's resignation.^{[ citation needed ]} Davids was caretaker for the rest of the 2016–17 South African Premier Division. On 1 July, Maritzburg United announced that Fadlu Davids would be the permanent coach after a very good performance as caretaker; he was in charge for the final nine games of the season, winning four, drawing three and losing two. Davids first full season as a coach was a success united were 4 points away from going to the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup and they also lost in the finals of the 2017–18 Nedbank Cup which was their last chance to qualify for the CAF tournament. Davids team played 15 league games and only won once, and on 24 December, Maritzburg United sacked Davids. Davids returned to be an assistant coach, this time for Orlando Pirates F.C., and has been in that position since 15 January 2019 before leaving to join Josef Zinnabauer as his assistant in both Russian side Lokomotiv moscow and Moroccan side Raja Casablanca where he helped the side win the Moroccan league unbeaten before leaving to join Tanzanian giants Simba ahead of the 24/25 season

Davids has gained a reputation for promoting younger players after creating first team opportunities for the likes of Siphesihle Ndlovu‚ Bandile Shandu and Mlondi Dlamini, all of whom started out as ball boys.^[3]

Joined Maritzburg United: 2007
Previous clubs: Silver Stars; Vasco Da Gama; Manning Rangers; Santos Cape Town; Chernomorets Burgas, Bulgaria; Avendale Athletico, Mother City

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References

↑ "Davids joins coach's staff". News24. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
↑ www.realnet.co.uk. "Fadlu Davids takes charge yet again at Maritzburg United". Kick Off. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
↑ Ngidi, Njabulo. "Perennial caretaker Davids did in three games what predecessor Sa couldn't do in seven outings". Times LIVE. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

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[1] "Davids joins coach's staff". News24. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[2] www.realnet.co.uk. "Fadlu Davids takes charge yet again at Maritzburg United". Kick Off. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[3] Ngidi, Njabulo. "Perennial caretaker Davids did in three games what predecessor Sa couldn't do in seven outings". Times LIVE. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

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