Sunday Chidzambwa
Zimbabwean footballer and manager (born 1952)
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Sunday Marimo Chidzambwa is a Zimbabwean association football coach and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sunday Marimo Chidzambwa | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Enkeldoorn, Southern Rhodesia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dynamos | |||
| International career | |||
| Zimbabwe | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Dynamos | |||
| 2003–2004 | Zimbabwe | ||
| 2004 | Umtata Bush Bucks | ||
| 2007 | Zimbabwe | ||
| 2008–2010 | Zimbabwe | ||
| 2010 | Free State Stars | ||
| 2010–2012 | Black Leopards | ||
| 2017–2019 | Zimbabwe | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early and personal life
He was born in Enkeldoorn. [1] He is nicknamed "Mhofu" in Zimbabwe.[2] His younger brother Misheck was also a Zimbabwean international player who later became a coach.[3]
Career
Marimo played as a defender for Dynamos, with whom he won five league championships.[citation needed]
He also played at international level for Zimbabwe, appearing in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 1980.[4]
After retiring as a player, he went on to manage Dynamos, the Zimbabwe national team (in 2004 at the 2004 African Cup of Nations[5] and 2007[6]), and South African team Umtata Bush Bucks, where he was unable to take up the position because he lost his passport; he was replaced by Clemens Westerhof.[7] He was re-appointed manager of Zimbabwe in November 2008,[8] leaving in May 2010 to manage South Africa's Free State Stars.[9] Marimo quit Free State Stars in August 2010,[10] later becoming manager of Black Leopards.[11] On 20 October 2012 was banned by the FIFA and ZIFA for match fixing the next 10 years.[12] He was appointed as one of three Zimbabwe national team coaches in July 2017.[13] He resigned in July 2019.[14]
