- Phil Masinga
Football player infobox
playername = Phil Masinga
fullname = Philemon Raul Masinga
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1969|6|28|df=y
cityofbirth =Klerksdorp
countryofbirth =South Africa
height = height|meters=1.87
position =Striker (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs = Kaizer Chiefs
years = 1990-1991
1991-1994
1994-1996
1996-1997
1997
1997-2001
2001-2002
clubs =Jomo Cosmos
Mamelodi Sundowns
Leeds United
St. Gallen
Salernitana
Bari
Al-Wahda
Total
caps(goals) =
031 00(5)
010 00(0)
016 00(4)
075 0(24)
132 0(33)
nationalyears = 1992-2001
nationalteam = South Africa
nationalcaps(goals) = 058 0(18)
manageryears = 2006
managerclubs =PJ Stars Philemon "Phil" Masinga (born
28 June ,1969 inKlerksdorp ) is aSouth Africa n former international footballer. He represented South Africa in 58 international games, scoring 18 goals.He is a former player for
Jomo Cosmos and Mamelodi Sundowns. He grew up playing for Jomo Cosmos. He played for South African major league with Mamelodi Sundowns and then left for England to play for Leeds United.He played in the English Premiership for two years, playing 31 games and scoring five goals. Masinga played ten games in
Switzerland with St. Gallen and then moved toItaly to play for Salernitana, scoring four goals in 16 games. He then spent 4 years playing for Bari.In 1996, Masinga was in the
Bafana Bafana side when it won theAfrican Cup of Nations final and when the South African team finished second to Egypt in the 1998African Cup of Nations . “Chippa”, as he is affectionately known, scored the goal in the 1997 game against the Republic of the Congo that proved decisive because it took South Africa to the1998 World Cup inFrance .In 2001 he nearly signed for Coventry City but a work permit was rejected.
In 2003 he was named one of the South African Bid 2010 ambassadors. South African fans are faithful to Masinga and he has a considerable following, being widely regarded as one of the best South African strikers of all time.
In 2006, he briefly coached
Mvela Golden League sidePJ Stars .External links
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