Zeca Marques

José "Zeca" Marques (born 16 August 1961) is a Portuguese South African former football (soccer) player who currently manages Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows.

Zeca Marques
Personal information
Full name José Marques
Date of birth (1961-08-16) 16 August 1961[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Troyeville FC
Teams managed
2000 Moroka Swallows
2007–2008 Lusitano FC
2012–2014 Moroka Swallows
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal

Born in Porto,[1] Portugal, Marques and his family moved to Johannesburg during his childhood.[2] In South Africa he has been nicknamed "Mr Lollipop" due to him sucking on a lollipop during games.[3]

Playing career

He played for Troyeville FC in the defunct NSL and also in the NPSL.[2]

Coaching career

Marques has vast experience and worked successfully as an assistant coach at Bidvest Wits and Moroka Swallows.

Marques had three stints at Moroka Swallows. In 2000 he was promoted to the Head Coach role and later in 2009 returned as an assistant coach. He was promoted to the head coaching role of Swallows in July 2012 following Gordon Igesund's appointment as Bafana Bafana coach,[4] where he remained until 2014–15 season.[5] He left Moroka Swallows to join Black Leopards FC where he guided them into the PSL Playoffs. Black Leopards became a force under his guidance at their home base in Thohoyandou. Probably one of his best results was the elimination of Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup quarterfinals. He then joined Santos FC in 2015 before becoming the Technical Director at Balderstone Sports Institute.

Achievements

References
  1. Kickoff PSL Yearbook 2012/2013, p. 36
  2. "Zeca out of the shadows, into the spotlight | IOL Sport". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/citypress/2004/03/28/C1/13/01.html
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Moroka Swallows' relegation a historic one in South Africa". ESPN FC. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. "Experience was key - Marques". iol.co.za. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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