Fillemon Kanalelo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronnie Fillemon Kanalelo | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Okongo, South-West Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Super Stars | |||
| 1986- | Blue Waters | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Eleven Arrows | |||
| 1991–1992 | Blue Waters | 194 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Black Africa | ||
| 1997–2005 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 64 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Namibia U23 | 3 | (0) | |
| 1992–1999 | Namibia | 53 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Eleven Arrows (tech.dir.) | ||
| 2009-2010 | Eleven Arrows | ||
| 2010 | Tura Magic | ||
| 2010-2011 | Tigers | ||
| 2011-2013 | Maritzburg United (gk.coach) | ||
| 2013-2014 | Namibia (asst.) | ||
| 2014 | Bloemfontein Celtic (gk.coach) | ||
| 2015 | Black Africa | ||
| 2015 | Namibia | ||
| 2016-2018 | UNAM | ||
| 2018 | Namibia | ||
| 2022- | UNAM | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronnie Fillemon Kanalelo (born 23 May 1971) is a retired Namibian footballer. He took temporary charge of the Namibian national football team in June 2015 following the resignation of Ricardo Mannetti.
Club career
[edit]Nicknamed Magnet, Kanalelo was born in Okongo, in the Ohangwena Region close to the Angolan border, but moved to Walvis Bay aged 2. There, he started playing football alongside future national team mate Eliphas Shivute at Kuisebmond township side Super Stars.[1] He played senior football from 1991–1997 with Eleven Arrows, Blue Waters and Black Africa of the Namibia Premier League and from 1997–2005 with Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa.
International career
[edit]He also played internationally with Namibia from 1992–1999. He has represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played all 3 matches at the 1998 African Cup of Nations for Namibia.[3] He made his debut for the Brave Warriors in an October 1992[4] World Cup qualification match against Madagascar and totalled 53 games for them.[5] His international career was cut short when he took up South African citizenship in 2000 (with Namibian law not allowing dual nationality) but he had a change of thoughts in 2001.[6]
Managerial career
[edit]On 17 August 2010, Kanalelo become the new head coach of Tura Magic Football Club who play in the Southern Stream First Division.[7] In November 2010 he became manager of Tigers.[8]
In July 2011 he returned to South Africa to be goalkeeper coach at Maritzburg United.[9]
Kanalelo was reported to be the new Black Africa manager in January 2015, succeeding Brian Isaacs, after being dismissed as golakeeper coach at South African side Bloemfontein Celtic[10] On 18 June 2015, it was announced that he would lead the Namibian national team on a temporary basis.[11]
In October 2022, Kanalelo took charge of UNAM with former international team colleague Robert Nauseb working as his assistant.[12] He had worked at UNAM before, from 2016[13] until late 2018.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Tribute to Namibia’s most successful footballer, Ronnie Kanalelo - New Era Live
- ^ Fillemon Kanalelo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ African Nations Cup 1998 – Final Tournament Details Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ IN MANNETTI I TRUST - Nambian Sun
- ^ KANALELO - UNITED’S GENTLE GIANT - Maritzburg United
- ^ Kanalelo gives up SA citizenship - News24
- ^ Namibia: Kanalelo Takes Over Reins at Tura Magic – AllAfrica
- ^ Isaacs quits Tigers, replaced by Kanalelo Archived 19 February 2013 at archive.today – Namibia Sport
- ^ Namibia/South Africa: Kanalelo Back in South Africa – AllAfrica
- ^ BLACK AFRICA CONFIRM KANALELO APPOINTMENT - Namibian Sun
- ^ Immanunel, Shinovene (18 June 2015). "NHE hunts for new chief". Namibian.com.na. Retrieved 22 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Former PSL pair Nauseb, Kanalelo take over at new club - SNL24
- ^ UNAM STRUGGLES TO SIGN PLAYERS - Namibian Sun
- ^ Woody dumps Okahandja United for Unam FC - New Era Live
External links
[edit]- Fillemon Kanalelo at WorldFootball.net
- Fillemon Kanalelo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Filemon Kanalelo Interview
- Ronnie Kanalelo: The Best Goalie Of All Time Archived 29 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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