| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 2011 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| South Africa | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1995 | Lesotho | ||
| Arsenal | |||
| Bloemfontein Celtic | |||
| 2001–2002 | Ria Stars | ||
| South Africa U20 | |||
| South Africa U23 | |||
| South Africa women | |||
| 2004 | South Africa | ||
| Nathi Lions | |||
| 2009 | United FC | ||
| 2011 | Atlie | ||
April Phumo (1 April 1937 – 27 November 2011) was a South African football player and coach. He was nicknamed "Styles".[1]
Early life
[edit]April Phumo was born in Johannesburg[2] on 1 April 1937.[3][1]
Playing career
[edit]He was a squad member of the South African national team prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup; the team was banned from competing due to apartheid.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Club sides
[edit]Phumo managed Arsenal (Maseru) of Lesotho, leading them to "several league titles and an unexpected place in the last 16 of the African Champions Cup in 1990."[2] He later managed South African club sides Ria Stars, Bloemfontein Celtic, Nathi Lions and Atlie.[4][5][6]
Phumo spent a brief spell as manager of United FC during 2009, helping the club gain promotion to South Africa's National First Division.[7]
National sides
[edit]Phumo was the first ever manager of the Lesotho national team.[8] Phumo began coaching Lesotho in 1979 and received a FIFA coaching diploma in 1981.[9][10]
Phumo was involved with the South African men's senior team for a number of years. He was assistant to Trott Moloto and the 2000 African Cup of Nations,[11] before a spell with Ria Stars.
In July 2002, Phumo returned as national team assistant to Ephraim Mashaba.[12] When Mashaba was sacked in January 2004, Phumo became temporary manager, taking control of the national team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations.[13] Phumo also managed the South African men's under-20, men's under-23 and women's senior national teams.[8]
Death
[edit]Phumo died of cancer on 27 November 2011, aged 74, at a hospital in Bloemfontein.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tribute to April 'Styles' Phumo". Molapo Sports Centre. 29 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "Former Bafana Bafana coach Styles Phumo died on Sunday after a lengthy illness". CAF. 30 November 2011.
- ^ "TimesLIVE". www.timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Ledwaba pays tribute to Phumo". Kickoff.com. 28 November 2011.
- ^ a b "R.I.P. April 'Styles' Phumo". Kickoff.com. 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Blatter sends condolences after Phumo passing". FIFA. 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011.
- ^ Peter Pedroncelli (23 September 2009). "Coach Styles Phumo Leaves United F.C." Goal.com.
- ^ a b "South Africa: Safa Mourns the Passing of April 'Styles' Phumo". allAfrica.com. 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Work For Justice: Lesotho at 40 (Issue #75)" (PDF). Transformation Resource Centre. October 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2012.
- ^ Van der Stad, Marjolein (9 January 2004). "Delron wis nie Shakes is geskors" [Delron unaware Shakes is suspended] (in Afrikaans). Die Burger Laaste. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
- ^ "South Africa's contenders". BBC Sport. 25 July 2002.
- ^ Mark Gleeson (31 July 2002). "Mashaba is new SA boss". BBC Sport.
- ^ "South Africa sack Mashaba". BBC Sport. 15 January 2004.
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