Stanley Tshabalala

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Stanley Tshabalala
Personal information
Date of birth 15 March 1949
Place of birth Orlando East, Soweto, South Africa
Date of death 11 July 2024 age 77
Place of death Centurion, South Africa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1969 Orlando Preston Brothers
1969–1970 Kaizer XI
1970 Kaizer Chiefs
Pimville United Brothers
African Wanderers
1974–1976 Vaal Professional
1976–1977 Orlando Pirates
Managerial career
1974 African Wanderers (player coach)
1978 Orlando Pirates
Blackpool
1986–1988 Mamelodi Sundowns
1989 Mamelodi Sundowns
1992 South Africa
Moroka Swallows
1994–1996 Amazulu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley "Screamer" Tshabalala (15 March 1949 – 11 July 2024), also known as Mr. Shoe, Shine and Piano, was a South African former soccer player, coach, and administrator.

Tshabalala was the first coach of Bafana Bafana after readmission.

Personal life

Tshabalala was the father of kwaito musician Tokollo "Magesh" Tshabalala (1976-2022) of TKZee fame.[1]

Club career

He began his playing career as a 19-year-old at Orlando Preston Brothers before moving to Kaizer XI in 1969 after the return of Kaizer Motaung.

Tshabalala was a founding member of Kaizer Chiefs in 1970.[2] He later played for Primville United Brothers, African Wanderers (as a player coach), Vaal Professional and in 1976 joined Orlando Pirates where a leg fracture would end his playing career in 1977.[3]

Managerial career

Orlando Pirates

In 1978 he was appointed Orlando Pirates head coach and won his maiden title at the 1978 Champion of Champions.

Mamelodi Sundowns

While the manager of Blackpool, he was approached by Mamelodi Sundowns owner Zola Mahobe and took over as head coach of the club in 1986. Tshabalala was credited with developing the shoe, shine, and piano playing style at the club which gained him the nickname Mr. Shoe, Shine and Piano.[4] He won the 1986 Mainstay Cup in a 1-0 win over Jomo Cosmos to lift his first title at Sundowns. In 1987 he finished third in the league and three points behind eventual winners Jomo Cosmos. In 1988 he won the BP Top Eight Cup and Ohlsson's Challenge Cup against cross-town rivals Arcadia. He left Sundowns in 1988 with 54 wins, 29 draws, and 25 losses.

His second stint at the club came just 18-months later with Tshabalala winning the club's first treble losing only 2 matches in the league and managing to win the BP Top 8 and the JPS Knockout Cup.

Bafana Bafana

Tshabalala was the first coach of South Africa after readmission. He won the first game on 7 July 1992 after nearly two decades in international isolation, beating Cameroon 1–0 at Kings Park in Durban.[5]

Outside coaching

He was the technical director of Kaizer Chiefs from 1996-2001.[2]

He later joined rivals Orlando Pirates as technical director till his passing in 2024.[6]

Death

In March 2024 he suffered a gunshot wound after a burglary at his Centurion residence.[7] On 11 July 2024 he succumbed to his injuries.[8]

Honours

Orlando Pirates

  • Champion of Champions: 1978

Mamelodi Sundowns

References

  1. ^ Nonyane, Mduduzi. "Legendary Kwaito musician and TKZee member Tokollo 'Magesh' dies". City Press. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Chiefs Mourn Screamer Tshabalala's Passing". www.kaizerchiefs.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ^ "TSHABALALA OBIT: Mark Gleeson remembers Stanley Tshabalala". SuperSport. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Tshabalala humbled by Mosimane's praise for laying foundation at Mamelodi Sundowns | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ Adam, Lunga. "Former Bafana star's tribute to 'players' coach' Screamer". Kickoff. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ Gwegwe, Siseko (11 July 2024). "Rest In Peace: Orlando Pirates Director passes away". The South African. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ^ Sports, Pulse (23 March 2024). "Details emerge on robbery and shooting of former Bafana Bafana coach Stanley 'Screamer' Tshabalala". Pulse Sports Kenya. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Orlando Pirates confirm the passing of South African legend Stanley 'Screamer' Tshabalala after succumbing to injuries from March shooting | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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