Eddie Mukahanana
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Eddie Mukahanana born March 9, 1977 in Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
is a former Zimbabwe
an footballer. He was the head coach of Pacific Coast Soccer League
Champions Victoria United
Football Club (2009-2010) and is also the Technical Director for Bays United F.C and Director of Player Development for EM-Sports Soccer Academy
during the 1998 FIFA World Cup
Qualifiers. He also received 14 youth national team caps playing on the U17 and U20 National teams during the COSAFA Youth Championships.
His professional career started with Highlanders FC
and then moved to Zimbabwe Saints in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
making his debut at age of 17 year 2 months.
In the United States (1995-2000) he attended the University of Montevallo
on a soccer scholarship, from where he would then travel every summer break to play for Zimbabwe Saints until 2000.
In the United States, Mukahanana played for the Central Coast Roadrunners
(USL
) in 1996 and 2001 Des Moines Menace
(PDL
).
Retirement in 2002 due to an injury.
After retirement from professional soccer, Mukahanana joined Victoria United
at the end of 2002 season before finally turning to coaching full-time.
The hallmark of Eddie’s coaching career has been his insatiable thirst for knowledge relating to anything that would improve the chances for success of the players and teams he coaches.
He has coached Pacific Coast Soccer League
Champions Victoria United
Football Club and Victoria Stars Football Club in Canada, Bakersfield Warriors F.C in the USA and various youth club teams in Canada . Mukahanana is the Director of Player Development for EM-Sports Soccer Academy (Victoria BC) and Technical Director for Bays United Football Club.
Mukahanana is a great admire of Arsène Wenger
's dedication to individual skill and collective technical quality and the Ajax's Total Football, a playing system that relies on fluid passing and fluid player movement rather than the predominantly long-ball system.
He favors the attacking 4-3-3 formation - originally made famous by the Dutch because the formation has balance capability in attack and defense.
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
is a former Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an footballer. He was the head coach of Pacific Coast Soccer League
Pacific Coast Soccer League
The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia, although the league has also featured teams from Washington in the past as well...
Champions Victoria United
Victoria United
Victoria United is a Canadian soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1904, the team plays in Pacific Coast Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest...
Football Club (2009-2010) and is also the Technical Director for Bays United F.C and Director of Player Development for EM-Sports Soccer Academy
Playing career
He was a member of the Zimbabwe national football teamZimbabwe national football team
The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association. They were known as the Southern Rhodesia national football team from 1939–1964, then the Rhodesia national football team until 1980, when Rhodesia...
during the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
Qualifiers. He also received 14 youth national team caps playing on the U17 and U20 National teams during the COSAFA Youth Championships.
His professional career started with Highlanders FC
Highlanders FC
Highlanders FC is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, formed in 1926. It is arguably the best supported and most successful team in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League with a following found in all corners of the country and the world at large.-History:19th century- Colonialists...
and then moved to Zimbabwe Saints in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, also known as Castle Lager Premier Soccer League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top professional division of the Zimbabwe Football Association, it was created in 1980, as a successor to the 1962 formed Rhodesia National Football League.The League consists of 16...
making his debut at age of 17 year 2 months.
In the United States (1995-2000) he attended the University of Montevallo
University of Montevallo
The University of Montevallo is a four-year public university located in Montevallo, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1896, it is Alabama's only public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Programs are offered through the Michael E...
on a soccer scholarship, from where he would then travel every summer break to play for Zimbabwe Saints until 2000.
In the United States, Mukahanana played for the Central Coast Roadrunners
Central Coast Roadrunners
Central Coast Roadrunners were an American soccer team, founded in 1996. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2002, after which the team left the league and the franchise rights were transferred to the...
(USL
United Soccer Leagues
The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...
) in 1996 and 2001 Des Moines Menace
Des Moines Menace
Des Moines Menace is an American soccer team based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at Valley...
(PDL
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
).
Retirement in 2002 due to an injury.
After retirement from professional soccer, Mukahanana joined Victoria United
Victoria United
Victoria United is a Canadian soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1904, the team plays in Pacific Coast Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest...
at the end of 2002 season before finally turning to coaching full-time.
Coaching career
First discovered his passion for coaching at age 24, whilst still a professional player, when he helped train the Enid High School Boys U16 team: "he instantly realized that once he stopped playing, the only thing he wanted was to go into coaching full-time". Following an serious ankle injury ended his professional playing career while playing in the USL, by then Eddie had already gained his National B License and his path into coaching was well and truly underway.The hallmark of Eddie’s coaching career has been his insatiable thirst for knowledge relating to anything that would improve the chances for success of the players and teams he coaches.
He has coached Pacific Coast Soccer League
Pacific Coast Soccer League
The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia, although the league has also featured teams from Washington in the past as well...
Champions Victoria United
Victoria United
Victoria United is a Canadian soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1904, the team plays in Pacific Coast Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest...
Football Club and Victoria Stars Football Club in Canada, Bakersfield Warriors F.C in the USA and various youth club teams in Canada . Mukahanana is the Director of Player Development for EM-Sports Soccer Academy (Victoria BC) and Technical Director for Bays United Football Club.
Mukahanana is a great admire of Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...
's dedication to individual skill and collective technical quality and the Ajax's Total Football, a playing system that relies on fluid passing and fluid player movement rather than the predominantly long-ball system.
He favors the attacking 4-3-3 formation - originally made famous by the Dutch because the formation has balance capability in attack and defense.