Norman Mapeza

Norman Takanyariwa Mapeza (born 12 April 1972 in Salisbury, Rhodesia – now Harare, Zimbabwe) is a football coach. He played as defender and midfielder position.

Norman Mapeza
Personal information
Full name Norman Takanyariwa Mapeza
Date of birth (1972-04-12) 12 April 1972
Place of birth Salisbury, Rhodesia
(now Harare, Zimbabwe)
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) defender / midfielder
Club information
Current team
 F.C. Platinum (manager)
Youth career
Red Arrows
– Chitungwiza juniors
– Darryn Textiles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Darryn Textiles 68 (1)
1993–1994 Sokół Pniewy 26 (0)
1994–1995 Galatasaray S.K. 25 (2)
1995–1996 MKE Ankaragücü 31 (2)
1996–1997 Altay 29 (1)
1997–1998 Çanakkale Dardanelspor 30 (2)
1998–1999 Denizlispor 31 (0)
1999–2000 Altay 26 (1)
2000–2001 SV Ried 10 (0)
2001–2002 Malatyaspor 17 (0)
2003–2004 CAPS United 28 (1)
2004–2005 Ajax Cape Town 11 (1)
National team
1993–2001 Zimbabwe 92 (0)
Teams managed
2020- Platinum
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 2012, he was suspended from his job as Zimbabwe's national football team manager for alleged match-fixing.[1]

Mapeza began his playing career with Darryn Textiles F.C. in Harare. He moved to Europe to play with Sokół Pniewy in the Polish Ekstraklasa for the 1993–94 season.[2] Mapeza next played for several clubs in the Turkish Super Lig, including Galatasaray S.K., Ankaragücü, Altay S.K. and Malatyaspor.[3]

He was only the second Zimbabwean player to play in the UEFA Champions League,[4] appearing in the competition with Galatasaray in the 1990s.

Mapeza left FC Platinum on the 12th of September 2019 and was appointed the manager of the South African PSL team Chippa United on the 1st of October 2019.

Career

References
  1. "Mapeza technically axed". Bulawayo24.com. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. "Norman Mapeza". 90 Minut. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  3. "NORMAN TAKANYARİWA MAPEZA". TFF. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  4. http://www.thestandard.co.zw/sports/35407-open-letter-to-norman-mapeza.html
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