Former Bafana midfielder named Supersport coach
Eric Tinkler helped Bafana Bafana to lift the 1996 African Cup of Nations.
SuperSport United have appointed former Bafana Bafana midfielder Eric Tinkler as a head coach.
This comes after their former coach Stuart Baxter joined Bafana last month.
Tinkler will take charge of Matsatsantsa from 1 July 2017 after signing a three-year-deal.
The former Bafana Bafana captain had a long and successful playing career representing Bidvest Wits and later went on to play for Vitoria De Setubal (Portugal), Cagliari (Italy) and Barnsley (England).
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Tinkler earned 48 national caps for Bafana Bafana between 1994 and 2002, and helped South Africa to lift the 1996 African Cup of Nations under Clive Barker.
“Appointed as assistant coach at Orlando Pirates, the 46-year-old assisted the Soweto-based side to qualify for the MTN 8, Telkom knockout, Nedbank Cup and CAF Champions league final. After taking full reign at the Buccaneers as head coach, Tinkler led Pirates to the Confederation Cup and Nedbank Cup final in the 2015/16 season,” PSL said in a statement.
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His first major silverware came in 2017 after leading Cape Town City to the Telkom knock-out trophy and led the team to finish in the top three of the Absa Premiership in their maiden season.
SuperSport United CEO Stanley Matthews said the team was happy to have Tinkler as coach.
“We are excited about Eric taking the team forward. He has earned his stripes as an international player and as a coach, he has a fantastic track record of both building young players and being fiercely competitive within the PSL. By qualifying for a variety of domestic and continental cup finals, he has shown his potential to be one of the great South African coaches of the future.”
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