Bizwell Phiri
Personal information
Place of birth Zambia
Date of death 1994
Place of death South Africa
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 Jomo Cosmos
International career
1978–1980 Zambia 4 (2)
Managerial career
1992–1994 Bush Bucks
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bizwell Phiri (died 1994) was a Zambian football player and manager.

Career

Phiri played as a defender for Zambia in the 1978 African Cup of Nations, where he scored a goal against Upper Volta.[1] He joined South African side Jomo Cosmos F.C. in 1988.[2]

After he retired from playing, Phiri became a football coach. In 1992, he was appointed manager of Bush Bucks F.C.,[3] and led the club to the 1993 Coca-Cola Challenge Cup title.[4]

Personal

In 1994, Phiri was killed in an automobile accident in South Africa.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Sayela Walubita, Moses (2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-4502-7911-6.
  2. ^ "The heavy two weeks". Kick-off magazine. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Bucks gunsteling teen Santos" [Bucks favorite against Santos] (in Afrikaans). Die Burger Laaste. 18 September 1993. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Bucks: pride of Eastern Cape Amathol'amnyama reign supreme". Citypress. 26 November 2000. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Bloemfontein coach killed in car smash". ESPN Soccernet. 15 October 2003.
  6. ^ "Sport" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger Laaste. 12 February 1994. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013.

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