Rahman Gumbo

Rahman Gumbo

Personal information
Full name	Rahman Allen Thuthani Gumbo[1]
Date of birth	(1963-11-18)18 November 1963
Date of death	10 November 2023(2023-11-10) (aged 59)
Place of death	Francistown, Botswana
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1995	Highlanders
International career
1988–1995	Zimbabwe	17	(3)
Managerial career
2011–2012	FC Platinum
2012	Zimbabwe (caretaker)
2014–2016	Gaborone United
2017	Chicken Inn
2018–2019	Witbank Spurs
2019	Zimbabwe (caretaker)
2019	Zimbabwe (caretaker)
2019–2021	TelOne
2021–2022	Sua Flamingos
2022	Botswana (caretaker)
2023	Moropule Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rahman Allen Thuthani Gumbo (18 November 1963 – 10 November 2023) was a Zimbabwean football player and manager.

Career

Gumbo was initially appointed to the managerial position of Zimbabwe in 2005, but was sacked following a 3–0 loss against Nigeria.^[2]

On 8 February 2012, he was appointed manager of the Zimbabwe national team for a second time.^[3]

On 8 March 2014, he was appointed manager of Botswana Premier League club Gaborone United. ^[4]

On 10 May 2016, Gumbo was appointed manager of Zimbabwe Premier League club Chicken Inn. He took up his post as manager on 1 July 2016. ^[5]

On 28 September 2018, Gumbo was sent on "forced special leave" by his South African National First Division side Witbank Spurs due to poor results that has seen the ambitious outfit registering just a single win in five league starts.^[6]

In June 2019, Gumbo, who at the time was the assistant manager, took charge of the Zimbabwean national team for the semi-final against Zambia. This was necessitated by coach Sunday Chidzambwa's return to Zimbabwe after he was granted compassionate leave following the death of his father.^[7]

Death

Rahman Gumbo died from a heart attack at a hospital in Francistown, on 10 November 2023, at the age of 59.^[8]

References

1. "It's Gumbo vs Mondo". mmegi.bw. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
2. Chikamhi, Eddie (8 February 2012). "Rahman Gumbo bounces back as Warriors coach". NehandaRadio.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
3. Vickers, Steve (8 February 2012). "Zimbabwe appoint Rahman Gumbo as interim national coach". BBC News. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
4. "Rahman Gumbo joins Botswana side". Soccer24. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
5. http://www.kwesesports.com/news/chicken-inn-confirm-gumbo-as-new-coach/
6. "Zimbabwe: Rahman Gumbo Gets the Sack Over Poor Results – allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
7. Rahman Gumbo To Take Temporary Charge Of The Warriors, news.pindula.co.zw, 3 June 2019
8. "Rahman Gumbo dies". The Herald. November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

External links

• Rahman Gumbo – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Rahman Gumbo at WorldFootball.net
• Rahman Gumbo at National-Football-Teams.com