Gordinho joins Wits after Kaizer Chiefs let him go
Defender Lorenzo Gordinho has left Kaizer Chiefs to join Bidvest Wits, Amakhosi confirmed on Tuesday.
Lorenzo Gordinho (Pic Sydney Mahlangu/ BackpagePix)
Gordinho has battled for game time again at Chiefs this season, starting just one game, that Absa Premiership opener against Highlands Park on August 4, and last playing for Amakhosi in November.
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He was a key part of the Chiefs back four in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons, but since then has been a bit-part player at Naturena, and spent the whole of 2018 on loan at Bloemfontein Celtic.
“Lorenzo leaving us is a touchy one, especially as he has been for almost ten years with us, starting at our youth development. His challenge, however, was getting game-time,” Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung told the club’s official website
“We also didn’t want to block his career, as he got an opportunity to join another top club. We thank Lorenzo for his service to Kaizer Chiefs in all those years.”
Gordinho added: “I want to thank everybody at Kaizer Chiefs… the Chairman, the Motaung family, all the coaches, the staff… Everybody at the club played a role in my growth as a player and as a person.
“I will never forget the friendships I developed with people at the club’s various levels. I will take all what I’ve learnt at Kaizer Chiefs to the next chapter in my playing career.”
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