Gavin Hunt
South African soccer player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gavin John Hunt (born 11 July 1964) is a South African former football (soccer) player and coach who currently manages Supersport United.[1] He previously managed Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs. On 28 May 2021 Kaizer Chiefs released him from his contract after a string of poor results with the club.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gavin John Hunt | ||
Date of birth | (1964-07-11) 11 July 1964 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Rygersdal | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1994 | Hellenic | 302 | (6) |
1993 | Cape Town Spurs (loan) | 11 | (0) |
Total | 313 | (6) | |
Managerial career | |||
1995–1998 | Seven Stars | ||
1998–2001 | Hellenic | ||
2001–2002 | Black Leopards | ||
2002–2007 | Moroka Swallows | ||
2007–2013 | SuperSport United | ||
2013–2020 | Bidvest Wits | ||
2020–2021 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
2021 | Chippa United | ||
2022– | SuperSport United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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A nuggety right-back, Hunt spent almost his entire playing career with Hellenic. However, his retirement came soon because of an achilles tendon injury and went straight into coaching.
Hunt's greatest success came at SuperSport United, where he won three consecutive PSL championships from 2007-08 to 2009-10
He previously managed Seven Stars, Hellenic FC, Black Leopards and Moroka Swallows.[3]