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Kaizer Motaung Biography, Wiki, Age, Wife, Children, Parents, Awards, Height, Net Worth and Instagram

Kaizer Motaung Bio – Kaizer Motaung Wiki

Kaizer Motaung is a former South African football (soccer) player and founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, of which he is chairman and managing director. He was nicknamed “Chincha Guluva”. He first played professional soccer at the age of 16, for the Orlando Pirates FC. He entered international soccer in 1968 when Atlanta Chiefs Founder and Owner, Dick Cecil, recruited him after team trials in Zambia.
Despite struggling to come to terms with the weather and overcoming injury, he made his North American debut for the Atlanta Chiefs as a substitute in a friendly game against Manchester City, scoring two goals in the process. He continued to play brilliantly for the rest of the season, scoring sixteen goals in fifteen matches, making him the top scorer in the league that season. As a result of this achievement, he was voted “Rookie of the Year” and gained a place on the NASL’s All-Star Team. In 1975, he returned to the NASL to play two seasons with the Denver Dynamos.
When he returned to his home country in 1970, he decided to start his own professional soccer team. He named his club “Kaizer Chiefs” after himself and his former NASL team. Another South African, Jomo Sono, also a former player for Orlando Pirates, joined an NASL side New York Cosmos in 1977. He returned to form his own professional soccer team which he named Jomo Cosmos after himself and his former NASL team, the New York Cosmos. Jomo Cosmos was however relegated in the 2011/12 edition of the South African Premier Soccer League.

Despite early setbacks and opposition, he succeeded in assembling a good mix of veterans and talented rookies and the club soon became a force to be reckoned with. The Kaizer Chiefs soon had a large following. Within a short time, the Kaizer Chiefs became the most successful team in South Africa, winning more than 78 trophies and gaining an estimated fourteen million supporters throughout the country. One of Kaizer Chiefs’ biggest achievements was winning the African Cup Winners’ Cup in 2001. He has also been very active in South African soccer administration, having served on both the National Soccer League (NSL) and South African Football Association(SAFA) executives.

In addition, he with Orlando Pirates’ Irvin Khoza co-founded the South African Premier League (PSL) in 1996, which helped bring more sponsors and money into South African professional soccer. He currently still serves as a member of the PSL’s Board of Governors, while also still running Kaizer Chiefs and being on SAFA’s executive committee. He has also indicated that he would accept a position with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) or on world soccer’s governing body, FIFA. He was voted 73rd in the Top 100 Great South Africans in 2004. He also assisted South Africa’s 2010 World Cup Bid Company and was a member of the delegation that went to the FIFA head office in Zurich to be declared the winning bid. Subsequently, he was also appointed as a member of the local organizing committee for the 2010 event. Also in 2004, he was given the Entrepreneurial Leadership Award by Henley Management College, South Africa.

In February 2005 it was announced that he would join the board of Primedia Limited as a non-executive director. Primedia is South Africa’s largest private media holding company and owns 40% of Kaizer Chiefs. He has also served as a director on the boards of many other companies such as Royal Beechnut, Simba, New Age Beverages and Get Ahead.

Kaizer Motaung Age

He was born in the Orlando East section of Soweto on October 16, 1944.

Kaizer Motaung Wife

He is the husband of his wife Valeta Motaung.

Kaizer Motaung Parents

He is the son of his father Ceyland Motaung.

Kaizer Motaung Children

Together with his wife, they have five children called Kaizer Motaung Junior, Bobby Motaung, Thabo Motaung, Jessica Motaung, and Kemiso Motaung.

Kaizer Motaung Awards

He was appointed a member of South Africa’s Order of Ikhamanga, Silver class.

Kaizer Motaung Height

He stands at a height of 1.7 meters tall.

Kaizer Motaung Net Worth

Kaizer Motaung has an estimated net worth of $7 million.

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