David Bright (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 June 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Botswana[1] | ||
| Date of death | 25 January 2021 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Gaborone | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1992–2005 | Mogoditshane Fighters | ||
| 1997–1998 | Botswana | ||
| 1999 | Botswana | ||
| 2000 | Botswana | ||
| 2008–2009 | Engen Santos | ||
| 2014–2015 | Cape Town | ||
| 2017–2019 | Botswana | ||
David Bright (13 June 1956 – 25 January 2021)[2] was a Botswana football coach.
Biography
[edit]He was considered to be one of Botswana’s most successful coaches. A former army major, Bright was often referred to by his former military rank.
On 5 February 1992, Bright joined Mogoditshane Fighters in the Botswana First Division.[3] During his 13 year spell, he led the team to three consecutive Botswana Premier League titles between 1999 and 2001.[4]
Bright has also managed Engen Santos,[5] Bay United,[6] Gaborone United[7] and Bay United.
He began his fourth spell in charge of the national team in July 2017,[8] but was sacked on 19 February 2019, following an unsuccessful 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign.[9]
Following a visit to South Africa, Bright died at the age of 64 from complications related to COVID-19.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Botswana - D. Bright - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Former Santos, Botswana coach Bright dies". SuperSport. 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "The 1990s football: Loving and loathing Writer and football enthusiast". www.mmegi.bw. 29 September 2006.
- ^ "End Of Illustrious Sporting Ties". www.mmegi.bw. 8 August 2005.
- ^ "Brightening up Botswana soccer". Kick Off. 26 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ "David Bright returning to Bay United". Kick Off. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ "Gaborone United Coach David Bright Hoping For South African Coaching Post | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "David Bright to coach Botswana's national team for a fourth time". BBC Sport. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Botswana sack coach David Bright after poor Nations Cup campaign". BBC Sport. 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Son mourns painful death of former Botswana coach to Covid-19". Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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