South African soccer player, coach, and manager
Eric Tinkler (born 30 July 1970) is a South African football coach and former player who manages Cape Town City.
Early and personal life
Tinkler was born in Roodepoort.[1]
Club career
Tinkler played club football for Wits University, União de Tomar, Vitória, Cagliari, Barnsley, Caldas and Bidvest Wits.[1]
Tinkler moved from Italian club Cagliari to English club Barnsley on 1 July 1997 for a transfer fee of £650,000.[2]
International career
Tinkler earned 45 caps for the South African national team between 1994 and 2001, scoring 1 goal.[1] He was part of the South Africa squad that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations, playing in the final.[3]
Coaching career
Tinkler became head coach of Orlando Pirates in December 2013; in May 2015 it was announced that he would continue in that role for the 2015–16 season.[4] Tinkler left Orlando Pirates to become the first head coach of Cape Town City club on 17 June 2016.[5] On 8 June 2017 he moved to become head coach of SuperSport United.[6] He quit in March 2018.[7]
After a spell with Chippa United, he became manager of Maritzburg United in January 2019.[8] He left the club in November 2020.[9]
He returned as manager of Cape Town City on 24 May 2021.[10]
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Cape Town City
- Telkom Knockout Final[16]
Supersport United
- MTN 8 Cup Final[17]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Eric Tinkler". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Rupert Metcalf and Alan Nixon (2 July 1997). "Football: Tinkler joins the Barnsley party". The Independent. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Bafana Bafana's 1996 African Cup of Nations victory remembered". KickOff. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Tinkler confirmed as Pirates coach for next season". Times Live. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Tinkler to lead Black Aces". SuperSport. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Stan Matthews backs Eric Tinkler to succeed at SuperSport United". KickOff. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Ashfak Mohamed (2 March 2018). "BREAKING: Eric Tinkler quits SuperSport United". IOL. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "South Africa - E. Tinkler - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ November 2020, Dylan Appolis 23 (23 November 2020). "Maritzburg United part ways with Eric Tinkler". fourfourtwo.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Cape Town City confirm appointment of Eric Tinkler". Kick Off. 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Eric Tinkler in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Eric Tinkler in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Eric Tinkler in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Eric Tinkler in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Eric Tinkler in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Tinkler's achievements don't surprise Khoza". citizen.co.za. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "'Winning trophies must become an addiction and a drug for us': Tinkler". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
