Jericho Shinde

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Jericho Shinde
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-12-20) 20 December 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1974–1977 Rhokana United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1988 Nkana FC
International career
1981–1987 Zambia
Managerial career
1993–1995 Kalulushi Modern Stars
1996–1997 Botswana Defence Force
1997–1998 Kabwe Warriors
1999–2001 Kalulushi Modern Stars
2002 Nkana F.C.
2003–2005 Afrisport
2005 Nkana F.C.
2007–2008 Zanama FC
2009 TAFIC F.C.
2011–2012 Chamboli Academy
2014 Chimwemwe Chiefs
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jericho Shinde is a Zambian football coach and former football midfielder, nicknamed "Russian Tank." He was a player for the Nkana Red Devils (now named Nkana F.C.). Shinde won four league titles and was also a midfielder for the Zambia national football team in the 1980s. After retirement, Shinde coached for Nkana, the Kalulushi Modern Stars and the Power Dynamos.

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Playing career

Shinde was still a student at Kitwe's Chamboli Secondary School when he made his debut for Rhokana as a 17-year-old in 1977. He started his career by playing on the left side of midfield, but transitioned to a central midfielder later in his career. He made his international debut in August 1981 at the age of 21 in a CAN qualifier against Morocco in Rabat, when he replaced the injured Alex Chola in a match which Zambia lost 2–1. His team won the return leg 2–0 to qualify for CAN 82. By this time, Shinde was playing in a central midfield position and though he was a deep-lying midfielder for the national team, he assumed a more attacking role for his club, wearing the number 10 shirt for the Red Devils. He was part of Zambia's team at CAN 1982 and was the star performer as Rhokana (now rechristened Nkana Red Devils) won the inaugural Premier League title in 1982 without losing a single game, and three more titles in 1983, 1985 and 1986. He was part of Zambia's CECAFA winning team in December 1984 in Uganda, scoring a goal against Tanzania in the group stage. [1]

Shinde was at his best when Zambia defeated Cameroon 4–1 in a World Cup qualifier in 1985 in Lusaka, bossing the midfield to telling effect. He was in the team that defeated Nigeria 1–0 on aggregate to qualify to CAN 1986 and he featured at the tournament where Zambia did not make it past the group stage. [2] He played his last game for Zambia against Malawi in an All Africa Games Qualifier in April 1987. In his last game for the Zambia national team, he suffered a knee injury that ended his playing career prematurely.

Coaching career

He took up coaching in the early 1990s: first at Nkana as one of the assistants under Moses Simwala; after which, he coached another Zambian Premier League side Kalulushi Modern Stars. Shinde then moved to Nkana's bitter rivals, defending league champions Power Dynamos in 1995, replacing Webby Chilufya who had left for a coaching course in Europe.

When Power Dynamos recorded some indifferent results in the league, Shinde had a traumatic experience when fans blamed him for the team's performances and one of them went as far as following him to his home and pulling a gun on him.

When Power Dynamos surrendered their title to Mufulira Wanderers at the end of the season, Shinde was dismissed and Chilufya reassumed coaching duties and declared that if he had been in charge throughout the season, Dynamos would not have lost the league. Shinde gave no response until a year later when Chilufya was fired at the end of the 1996 season when Dynamos finished third, 19 points behind champions Wanderers. He had the last word, saying that he hoped Chilufya had learnt a lesson, that there were ups and downs in the coaching job.

Shinde later coached Nkana, [3] Afrisport FC [4] and Botswana side TAFIC F.C. [5] He is currently coaching Nkana's feeder team, Young Nkana.

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References

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  2. ↑ Walubita, Moses Sayela (2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. p. 15. ISBN   9781450279116. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  3. ↑ Lubasi, Chris (8 October 2006). "I'm Not Disappointed With Loss to Power - Shinde". The Post.
  4. ↑ Lubasi, Chris (31 May 2005). "Afrisports Suspend Shinde, 3 Others". The Post.
  5. ↑ Ngakane, Gale (12 January 2010). "New Tafic coach promises changes". Mmegi. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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