Neil Tovey

Neil Tovey

Personal information
Full name	Neil Robert Tovey
Date of birth	2 July 1962 (1962-07-02) (age 49)
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Playing position	Central defender
Youth career
	Juventus Durban
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1981–1985	Durban City
1986–1989	AmaZulu
1990–1999	Kaizer Chiefs
National team
1992–1997	South Africa	52	(0)
Teams managed
2000–2001	Mamelodi Sundowns
2001–2002	AmaZulu
2003–2004	Hellenic
2005–2006	Mamelodi Sundowns
2009–2010	AmaZulu
2010	Mpumalanga Black Aces
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Neil Tovey (born 2 April 1962) is a former South African footballer and now a coach. He was born in Pretoria.

Playing career

"Mokoko", as he is nicknamed, is a former captain of the South Africa national football team, and in 1996 became the first white player to raise the African Cup of Nations trophy. In total he won 52 caps for the national side without scoring a goal.^[1]

He played for Kaizer Chiefs becoming a very important player for the club. He has set several records for the club, including most appearances at club level, and most starts in a season: 52 in the 1992 season.

Management and coaching

Following retirement, Tovey went into management. He and Miguel Gamondi were appointed co-coaches of Mamelodi Sundowns and guided the club to the South African title in 2006, only to be axed when the Pretoria club made a faltering start to their defence. They were replaced with Gordon Igesund.

He also coached Hellenic and worked as youth coach.

References

1. ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando and Tabeira, Martín (28 May 2009). "South Africa – International Appearances". RSSSF. http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/zaf-recintlp.html. Retrieved 21 August 2009. 

External links

• Neil Tovey at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Tovey, Neil
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Date of birth	2 April 1962
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
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