David Bright (football manager)

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
Teams managed
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 Botswanan football manager.

In 1992, Bright joined Mogoditshane Fighters in the Botswana First Division.^[3] He led the team to three 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.

Bright died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana on 25 January 2021, aged 64.^[8]

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. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
4. "End Of Illustrious Sporting Ties". www.mmegi.bw. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
5. "Brightening up Botswana soccer". Kick Off. March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
6. "David Bright returning to Bay United". Kick Off. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
7. "Gaborone United Coach David Bright Hoping For South African Coaching Post | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
8. "Botswana Mourns The Death Former Zebras Coach Major David Bright". Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-27.