Roger De Sá
Encyclopedia
Roger De Sá is a South Africa
n football (soccer)
manager who currently coaches Premier Soccer League
club Bidvest Wits. De Sá is a former footballer playing as goalkeeper.
De Sá is also one of the handful of South Africans who have represented their country in three different sports — soccer, basketball
and indoor soccer
.
in Lourenço Marques, now known as Maputo, Mozambique on October 1, 1964. He is the son of Octávio Augusto César De Sá (1935–1990), himself a former goalkeeper who played for Sporting Lisbon between 1956 and 1960.
After fleeing Mozambique he came to South Africa with his family in 1974.
both of which he captained as well.
after the 2002–03 season.
De Sá rejoined The Students in June 2007 after an absence of two years when he coached Engen Santos.
He also acted as Bafana's goalkeeping coach during Carlos Queiroz
's reign.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
manager who currently coaches Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
club Bidvest Wits. De Sá is a former footballer playing as goalkeeper.
De Sá is also one of the handful of South Africans who have represented their country in three different sports — soccer, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and indoor soccer
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
.
Background
De Sá was born to Portuguese settlersPortuguese Mozambicans
Portuguese Mozambicans are Mozambican-born descendants of Portuguese settlers.-History:Portuguese explorers turned to present-day Mozambique and two other PALOP nations to bring black slaves to Portugal before bringing them to work for their plantations in their Latin American province, the...
in Lourenço Marques, now known as Maputo, Mozambique on October 1, 1964. He is the son of Octávio Augusto César De Sá (1935–1990), himself a former goalkeeper who played for Sporting Lisbon between 1956 and 1960.
After fleeing Mozambique he came to South Africa with his family in 1974.
Club career
During his career, De Sá played for major South African clubs Moroka Swallows and Mamelodi SundownsMamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns are a South African football club that plays in the Premier Soccer League.Since 2003, Sundowns are owned by rand billionaire Patrice Motsepe....
both of which he captained as well.
International career
De Sá was part of the 1996 African Nations Cup winning squad but was only capped once in his career.Coaching career
De Sá took over the full coaching reigns at Wits in 2001. He was chosen as PSL Coach of the SeasonPSL Coach of the Season
The PSL Coach of the season in South African football...
after the 2002–03 season.
De Sá rejoined The Students in June 2007 after an absence of two years when he coached Engen Santos.
He also acted as Bafana's goalkeeping coach during Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiroz ComIH is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the manager of the Iran national football team. A former manager of Real Madrid, and Portugal national football team, he has also twice been Alex Ferguson's assistant manager at English club Manchester...
's reign.