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Former Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt is rumored to be Kaizer Chiefs’ new coach, following Ernst Middendorp’s dismissal.
Kaizer Chiefs fired head coach Middendorp and his assistant, Shaun Bartlett, after the team failed to secure the 2019/2020 Premier Soccer League (PSL) title last weekend.
The Chiefs lost in a two-horse race to win the league to Mamelodi Sundowns, after the Sundowns posted a 3-0 win over Black Leopards at Dobsonville Stadium. Amakhosi could only achieve a 1-1 draw with Baroka FC in the Bidvest Stadium.
While Hunt and Chiefs have yet to confirm the news, the Sunday Times reported that the delay in announcing the appointment was due to the termination of the terms and conditions of Hunt’s contract.
Here are five things to know about Hunt.
Retired Defender
Hunt used to play as a defender before retiring in 1994 after sustaining an Achilles tendon injury.
In 1995, he transitioned to become a coach and between that year and 1998 he coached Seven Stars. In 1998, he joined Hellenic FC and was the team’s coach until 2001. In 2001, he joined Black Leopards until 2002.
Bidvest Wits Coaching
In 2002, he joined Moroka Swallows where he coached the team for five years, before moving to SuperSport United, where he enjoyed a successful season for six years.
In 2013, he had the opportunity to coach Bidvest Wits and has been with the club for the last seven years.
Four-time PSL winner coach
Hunt is a coach who won the PSL four times. Three of the victories were with SuperSport United and one with Bidvest Wits.
Hunt led Wits to their first league title in the 2016/17 season and guided the team to victories at the Telkom Knockout Cup and MTN8 during his seven-year tenure with the club.
Awards
As a coach, Hunt has earned numerous awards. Some include the First Division Coastal Stream award in the 1997/98 season, the Absa Cup award in 2004 while at Moroka Swallows, coach of the year award in 2008, and MTN8 in 2016.
He also won the Coach of the Year award in 2002 and 2009 and the Telkom Knockout Cup in 2017 while at Bidvest Wits.
Rejecting the Chiefs’ claims
Hunt has previously dismissed reports about him coaching the Kaizer Chiefs. When contacted by sunday time About finalizing the deal over the weekend, he said he knew nothing about it.
“I’m in Cape Town right now and I haven’t spoken to anyone, so I don’t know where they get their stories from,” Hunt said. “Incredible, incredible! I have nothing to say. All I can say is that I am in Cape Town with my family. “
He told TimesLIVE on Thursday that “no one has called me, nothing is wrong.”
