Elasto Kapowezha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elasto Lungu Kapowezha | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Sokół Tychy | 2 | (0) |
| 1996 | Dyskobolia Grodzisk | ||
| 1996–1997 | Lech Poznań | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | AmaZulu | ||
| 2000–2002 | Ria Stars | ||
| 2002–2003 | Pietersburg Pillars | ||
| 2003 | Dynamos | ||
| 2004–2005 | Bidvest Wits | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Elasto Lungu Kapowezha (born 21 July 1974) is a Zimbabwean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early life
[edit]Kapowezha attended Churchill High School.[1]
Club career
[edit]He appeared in two Ekstraklasa fixtures for GKS Tychy in the 1995–96 season, and played five league games for Lech Poznań in the following campaign.[2]
In 2006, he signed for South African side FC AK.[3]
International career
[edit]Kapowezha represented Zimbabwe internationally at youth level, where he was regarded as an important player as Zimbabwe achieved second place at the 1995 All-Africa Games.[4] He was capped once for Zimbabwe, at the 1998 COSAFA Cup.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Kapowezha mainly operated as a midfielder.[6]
Post-playing career
[edit]Kapowezha obtained a degree in sports management and a certificate in business management from the University of South Africa.[7]
After retiring from professional football, Kapowezha worked as a life skills coach.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Kapowezha was previously known as Elasto Lungu.[9][10][full citation needed]
Kapowezha obtained permanent South Africa residency, having lived in the country for over twelve years.[11] He is the father of Zimbabwean footballer Elasto Kapowezha Jr.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elasto remains grateful to Copa Coca-Cola". herald.co.zw.
- ^ Elasto Kapowezha at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Kapowezha to redeem FC AK". thezimbabwean.co.
- ^ "Kapowezha ready for team management role". chronicle.co.zw.
- ^ Elasto Kapowezha at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Kapowezha bounces back". thezimbabwean.co.
- ^ "Kapowhezha calls time". thezimbabwean.co.
- ^ "Kapowezha's new role". thezimbabwean.co.
- ^ "Elasto Kapowezha - Soccer Laduma article (1)". Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Elasto Kapowezha - Soccer Laduma article (2)". Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Elasto ready to serve at FC AK". Kick Off.
- ^ "Kapowezha knifes coaching job". thezimbabwean.co.
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