David Bright (football manager)

For other soccer players of this name, see David Bright (disambiguation).

David Bright

Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-06-13)13 June 1956
Place of birth	Botswana[1]
Date of death	25 January 2021 (aged 64)
Place of death	Gaborone
Managerial career
Years	Team
1992–2005	Mogoditshane Fighters
1997–1998	Botswana
1999	Botswana
2000	Botswana
2008–2009	Engen Santos
2014–2015	Cape Town
2017–2019	Botswana

David Bright (13 June 1956 – 25 January 2021)^[2] was a Botswana football coach.

Biography

He was considered to be one of Botswana’s most successful coaches. A former army major, Bright was often referred to by his former military rank.

On 5 February 1992, Bright joined Mogoditshane Fighters in the Botswana First Division.^[3] During his 13 year spell, he led the team to three consecutive Botswana Premier League titles between 1999 and 2001.^[4]

Bright has also managed Engen Santos,^[5] Bay United,^[6] Gaborone United^[7] and Bay United.

He began his fourth spell in charge of the national team in July 2017,^[8] but was sacked on 19 February 2019, following an unsuccessful 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign.^[9]

Following a visit to South Africa, Bright died at the age of 64 from complications related to COVID-19.^[10]

References

1. "Botswana - D. Bright - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
2. "Former Santos, Botswana coach Bright dies". SuperSport. 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
3. "The 1990s football: Loving and loathing Writer and football enthusiast". www.mmegi.bw. 29 September 2006.
4. "End Of Illustrious Sporting Ties". www.mmegi.bw. 8 August 2005.
5. "Brightening up Botswana soccer". Kick Off. 26 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
6. "David Bright returning to Bay United". Kick Off. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
7. "Gaborone United Coach David Bright Hoping For South African Coaching Post | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
8. "David Bright to coach Botswana's national team for a fourth time". BBC Sport. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
9. "Botswana sack coach David Bright after poor Nations Cup campaign". BBC Sport. 20 February 2019.
10. "Son mourns painful death of former Botswana coach to Covid-19". Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.