Leslie Notši
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Makhetha Notši | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Maseru, Lesotho | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lesotho (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2000-2006 | Matlama FC | ||
| 2006-2008 | Lioli FC | ||
| 2009 | Lesotho (caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Lesotho (Under 20) | ||
| 2014-2014 | United FC | ||
| 2014–2015 | Garankuwa United F.C. | ||
| 2015-2015 | Mthatha Bucks F.C. | ||
| 2015–2018 | Kick4Life FC | ||
| 2019 | Lesotho (caretaker) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Lesotho (Assistant) | ||
| 2022-2023 | Linare FC | ||
| 2023- | Lesotho | ||
Leslie Notši (born 5 September 1964) is a Mosotho former footballer who played as a Goalkeeper for School Boys FC, Arsenal FC (Lesotho) and Matlama FC in Maseru. He is the head coach of the Lesotho national football team.[1]
Career
[edit]Between September and December 2009 he was appointed as a caretaker coach of the Lesotho national football team.[2][3] In April 2011 he was appointed as the Lesotho national football team coach until December 2013.[4][5] On a domestic club level he coached Matlama FC, Lioli, Kick4Life F.C. and Linare FC. He also went far as coaching South African NFD clubs such as United FC, Garankuwa United F.C. and Mthatha Bucks F.C. . In 2019, following the ill health of Moses Maliehe, Notši took up a caretaker role of Lesotho, beating South Africa on aggregate 6–2 in the African Nations Championship.[6] He is one of the most decorated football coaches Lesotho has ever produced.
Notši won the league with Matlama FC in 2003, He went on to win a domestic tournament (Independence Cup) in the same year. After the success of being a Matlama FC manager he went on to manage another big club in Lesotho Lioli FC, he then added to his trophy cabinet and won the Top 8 cup with Lioli FC, and also finished second in the Lesotho Premier League. Success also followed him when he became a mentor for another Premier League giant Linare FC in 2022/23 season where he led the club to second place after nearly two decades.
During the years he was on realm the of Lesotho Premier League giants Matlama FC, he was also involved in the junior national team being a mentor to Under 17 and then under 20 (Makoanyane XI) in 2011 where he guided the team to CAF African Youth Championship in South Africa.
In 2023 July Notši led the Lesotho National Team also known as Likuena (The crocodiles) to 2nd place in the COSAFA CUP after 20 years, the tournament was hosted in Durban, South Africa where he was voted as Coach of the tournament. In 2013 he had led the team to 4th place in the same tournament hosted in Zambia.
Managerial record
[edit]- As of match played 3 November 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Lesotho | 2023 | present | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16.67 | ||
| Career Total | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16.67 | — | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Notši back in business". Lesotho Times. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Lesotho". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Lestimes (24 December 2009). "The year 2009 in football". Lesotho Times - News Without Fear or Favour. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Lesotho". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Lestimes (13 April 2011). "Notši next Likuena coach, says Phafane". Lesotho Times - News Without Fear or Favour. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Lesotho appoint South Africa's Thabo Senong as coach". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- Leslie Notši coach profile at Soccerway
- Profile at Soccerpunter.com
- Leslie Notši at WorldFootball.net
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