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Arthur Jabulani Zwane (born 20 September 1973) better known as "10111" is a South African professional
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coach and former player. He spent most of his career with
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, and was their head coach from May 2022 to June 2023. Born in Meadowlands, South Africa, Zwane is one of the most decorated players to ever wear Amakhosi colours in South African football. He won multiple major trophies, including the
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, MTN8, and
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.


Early career

Zwane grew up playing for his uncle's team, Liverpool, and later played for
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's under 10 side. He was promoted in 1992 and was sent on loan to Real Rovers.


Club career


Jomo Cosmos

Arthur Zwane made his professional debut in the BobSave Super Bowl quarter final against Giyani Classic in 1993 under
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. Zwane continued to play for
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after being relegated in 1993. He won the NSL Second Division with Cosmos in 1994.


Orlando Pirates

Zwane played 12 matches at
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before being sent on loan to Dynamos in the
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.


Tembisa Classic

Zwane played for Tembisa Classic under Khabo Zondo. He scored eight goals in the 1999/2000 to help the team to a 9th-place finish.


Kaizer Chiefs

Zwane joined Chiefs in 2000 after a tug of war battle between Pirates claiming Zwane as their player and Chiefs claiming
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as their own. He made his debut on 22 July 2000 in a 1–0 win over
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. Zwane won three trophies during "Operation Vat Alles" in 2000/01. He scored his first goal on 8 August 2004 in a 2–1 win over
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. In 2004, he was banned for 2 years after testing positive for
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, an
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. The ban was later reduced to six months. He played his last match on 4 November 2009 against
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.


Coaching career

On 27 May 2021, Zwane joined
Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) is a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premiership. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Kings" or "Chiefs" in Zu ...
as the team's assistant manager. He served the position during the 2020/2021 season. On 9 June 2021, he was appointed as the team's caretaker manager. On 26 May 2022, he signed a new contract as the team's manager. He served as Kaizer Chiefs manager until June 2023.


References

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