User:B mutasa/Charles Mhlauri

Charles Mhlauri is a football coach born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on 19 June 1969. He is the eldest in a family of seven. His football career started playing for Zimbabwe Saints juniors and graduating to play for senior first division teams such as Dairiboard, ZRP, Zim Sun Rovers. An ankle injury resulted in his early retirement. He went on to form and coach his own clubs AmaZulu and Phinda Mzala in the 90s. After pursuing various coaching qualifications in Zimbabwe and eventually going to Germany's Leipzig University where he graduated with an Advanced International coaching Certificate and an 'A' License he coached and won two championships with Caps United before coaching the Zimbabwe National Team 2004 to 2007. Zimbabwe national team won Cosafa (2005) and went to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 under his management. At Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 he was adjudged to be the youngest coach at that tournament. In 2007 took up a coaching position in USA before he was appointed Director of Coaching for Lightning Soccer Club, New Hampshire, USA, in 2009.