Vincent Kobola

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Vincent Kobola
Personal information
Full name Vincent Phaladi Kobola
Date of birth (1985-01-08) 8 January 1985 (age 41)
Place of birth Polokwane, South Africa
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Baroka (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Moroka Swallows 34 (1)
2011 Jomo Cosmos 13 (0)
2012 Moroka Swallows 1 (0)
2012–2013 University of Pretoria 6 (0)
2013–2016 Mpumalanga Black Aces 42 (0)
2016–2018 Cape Town City 18 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Chippa United (assistant)
2019–2020 Maritzburg United (assistant)
2021–2022 Baroka (assistant)
2022 Baroka
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vincent Phaladi Kobola (born 8 January 1985) is a South African soccer manager and former player who has been the manager of Baroka. As a player, Kobola played as a defender.

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Playing career

He is a seasoned PSL player, having played local, top flight football for Moroka Swallows, Jomo Cosmos, University of Pretoria and Mpumalanga Black Aces. [1]

Coaching career

Kobola decided to hang up his boots at the end of the 2017/18 season. On 25 August 2018, Kobola was appointed as the assistant manager of Eric Tinkler at Chippa United. [2] In the beginning of December 2018, Tinkler was fired. A few days later, Kobola also left the club. [3]

On 30 January 2019, Eric Tinkler became the manager of Maritzburg United, and once again, he recruited Kobola as his assistant manager. [4] He became assistant manager at Baroka, and four games before the end of the 2021–22 season he was promoted to manager. Baroka was relegated, but Kobola stayed on as manager. [5] He was replaced in late 2022. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Vincent Kobola at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Vincent Kobola to assist Eric Tinkler at Chippa United, 25 August 2018
  3. ↑ Chippa part ways with Kobola after Tinkler sacking, sport24.co.za, 5 December 2018
  4. ↑ Khenyeza follows Muhsin out the door, kickoff.com, 30 January 2019
  5. ↑ Pillay, Byron (26 May 2022). "Vincent Kobola Appointed Permanent Manager of Baroka FC As Bakgakga Prepare for GladAfrica Championship". Sports Brief.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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