Shepherd Murape
Zimbabwean footballer and manager (born 1949)
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Shepherd Murape (born 26 July 1949) is a Zimbabwean football manager and former player manages the Zimbabwe national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 1949[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rhodesia | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1978 | Dynamos | ||
| International career | |||
| 1969 | Rhodesia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1981 | Dynamos | ||
| 1981–1983 | Zimbabwe | ||
| 1983–1985 | Black Rhinos | ||
| 1990–1994 | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||
| 1994 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| 1994–1995 | Namibia | ||
| 1995 | Real Rovers | ||
| 1995–1996 | QwaQwa Stars | ||
| 1996–1997 | Moroka Swallows | ||
| 1997–1998 | Black Leopards | ||
| 1998–2000 | Amazulu | ||
| 2000–2001 | Manning Rangers | ||
| 2004–2007 | Blue Waters | ||
| 2008 | Black Leopards | ||
| 2011 | Batau | ||
| 2013 | Dynamos | ||
| 2013-2014 | Witbank Spurs | ||
| 2016–2021 | Magesi | ||
| 2022–2023 | Zimbabwe | ||
| 2022–2023 | Zimbabwe U20 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Zimbabwe U23 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
A centre-back[2] or midfielder,[1] Murape played club football for Harare side Dynamos F.C. and for the Rhodesia national team.[3]
In 1976, he became a player-manager for Dynamos, and helped lead the club to several league titles.[4] He went on to manage newly formed Black Rhinos F.C. in 1983.[5]
Murape has had stints with QwaQwa Stars F.C., Real Rovers F.C., AmaZulu, Moroka Swallows, Black Leopards, Orlando Pirates and Manning Rangers in South Africa.[6][7] He led Blue Waters to the Namibian league title in 2004.[8]
Murape managed the Zimbabwe national team during 1981.[9] In 1994, he became the first person to manage Namibia national team following its independence.[10]
Murape was appointed manager of South African National First Division club Magesi in October 2016.[11]
