Bizwell Phiri

Bizwell Phiri
Personal information
Place of birth Zambia
Date of death 1994
Place of death South Africa
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 Jomo Cosmos
National team
1978–1980 Zambia 4 (2)
Teams managed
1992–1994 Bush Bucks

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Bizwell Phiri (died 1994) was a Zambian football player and manager.

Career

Phiri played as a defender for Zambia in the 1978 African Cup of Nations, where he scored a goal against Upper Volta.[1] He joined South African side Jomo Cosmos F.C. in 1988.[2]

After he retired from playing, Phiri became a football coach. In 1992, he was appointed manager of Bush Bucks F.C.,[3] and led the club to the 1993 Coca-Cola Challenge Cup title.[4]

Personal

In 1994, Phiri was killed in an automobile accident in South Africa.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Sayela Walubita, Moses (2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. p. 5. ISBN 1-4502-7911-2.
  2. ↑ "The heavy two weeks". Kick-off magazine. 25 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bucks gunsteling teen Santos" [Bucks favorite against Santos] (in Afrikaans). Die Burger Laaste. 18 September 1993.
  4. ↑ "Bucks: pride of Eastern Cape Amathol'amnyama reign supreme". Citypress. 26 November 2000.
  5. ↑ "Bloemfontein coach killed in car smash". ESPN Soccernet. 15 October 2003.
  6. ↑ "Sport" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger Laaste. 12 February 1994.

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