Owen Da Gama has been in the professional football industry for most of his life.
Where is he after the sudden sale of Highland Park?
How old is Owen Da Gama?
The coach at a press conference. Photo: Nathaniels15Source: Twitter
Find out this and more below.
Owen Da Gama theRubber Dollis a fearless coach who leaves every team he joins better than he found it.
Read about all the barriers he has broken and find out what ended his playing career abruptly.
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His grandfather is Portuguese, and his grandmother is muTsonga.
However, his mother currently lives on a farm in Venda.
it’s possible for you to see Owen Da Gama speaking Venda in some interviews.
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He is the only son in a family of three children; there is no Owen Da Gama brother.
His passion for his job has brought him back to football every time.
From here he was loaned out to the League of Ireland team, Derry City.
The early days of his career. Photo: SAFootyLegendsSource: Twitter
He was also named PFAI First Division Player of the 1985/1986 season and ended up making a permanent move.
He was the only person to have a fan club in Ireland.
Soon after, he was lured back home to play for Durban Leeds United.
His fan club at Derry City. Photo: FARPostZASource: Instagram
After this, he joined theMoroka Swallowswhich resulted in him being named player of the series.
In 1996, the team won promotion to thePremier Soccer League.
In 1998, he moved to the Silver Stars, currently the Platinum Stars.
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He coached the team to promotion from the Vodacom League to the National First Division.
At the end of this season, he left coaching and went to concentrate on his business in Pretoria.
In 2007, he became the head coach of the Orlando Pirates but quit in June 2008.
The coach talking to an Orlando Pirates striker. Photo: KickOffMagazineSource: Twitter
He then joined the Free State Stars but quit in October 2008.
The next team he joined was Bloemfontein Celtic in December 2008.
He resigned yet again in July 2010.
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In August 2010, he went back to the Platinum Stars and led them to a 10th place finish.
Tragedy struck when he was accused of soliciting bribes from players to pick them to play for the team.
He was found innocent but soon after resigned from the team.
The coach on the field with his players. Photo: KickOffMagazineSource: Twitter
He then coached SouthAfricaunder 23 team, then the South African team and in 2017 officially joined Highlands Park.
He has undoubtedly faced a major blow after losing a job that he loved so much.
The coach is, however, making major moves.
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He has made it clear that he is not accepting half baked offers from clubs.
The coacheswords misconstruedto seem like he did not expect the Sundowns to win the 2019/2020 PSL Champions league.
He is to identify and recommend new players to the PSL clubs.
Da Gama at the Home Straight. Photo: MosiwhiteheadSource: Twitter
The talented coach has supported all his teams and made them great in South African football.
Even during his moment of uncertainty, he is still one of the greats.
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Before joining the team in 2018, Lynn wrote for Kenyan media platforms and several other websites.
She graduated from the University of Nairobi in 2019 with honours after pursuing a BSc.
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She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in the same field.
Lynn specialises in writing celebrity biographies, listicles and teasers for popular TV shows.
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