Tostao Kwashi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fungai "Tostao" Kwashi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987/88–1996 | CAPS United F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | CAPS United | 59 | (12) |
| 2001–2002 | Fisher Athletic | 19 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 33 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Margate | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Dartford | 17 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Long An | 8 | (6) |
| 2006 | Hải Phòng | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Long An | 38 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa | 10 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Long An | 16 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Xuân Thành Sài Gòn | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Zimbabwe U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2005 | Zimbabwe[1] | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | CAPS United F.C. (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fungai "Tostao" Kwashi (born 22 December 1979) is a Zimbabwean assistant football manager.
The Zimbabwe international was revealed as an assistant coach for CAPS United F.C. in 2014.[2] According to a sports correspondent, he was inspired by his father Steve "Dude" Kwashi to coach at his former club.[3]
Playing career
[edit]He was handed his debut at age 16 in an encounter versus Black Aces in 1996.[3]
Studying at Greenwich University while playing for Dartford F.C., he netted 17 goals and was admired for his goal-scoring ability by the fans.[4]
Amateur club Gravesend & Northfleet were unable to condone his illicit behavior and decided to let him go at the end of the August 2003.[5]
An array of European and African clubs expressed desire to sign him in 2008.[6]
Tostao won V league title with Dongtam Long An in 2005, Vilube FA Cup.The striker also won 2 Super Cups with Hai Phong FC in 2007 and 2010 with Thanh Hoa FC.
Personal life
[edit]President of Vietnam Nguyễn Minh Triết officially agreed to confer citizenship upon Kwashi Tostao in 2010.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tostao Kwashi – National Football Teams". Nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Kwashi's Caps delight". Southern Eye. 9 January 2015.
- ^ a b Musah Gwaunza (9 January 2015). "'Dude' inspired me: Tostao". The Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Kwashi proves his loyalty to Dartford". Kentishfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "BBC SPORT - Football - African - Zimbabwe striker sacked". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Cheeseman, Rona (3 November 2008). "Six foreign clubs after Tostao Kwashi - The Zimbabwean". Thezimbabwean.co. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Cầu thủ Lê Tostao được nhập quốc tịch Việt Nam". VietnamPlus.vn. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- Tostao Kwashi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tostao Kwashi at Soccerway
- Zimbabwean men's footballers
- Zimbabwe men's international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders
- Living people
- 1979 births
- Dartford F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- CAPS United players
- Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers
- Zimbabwean football managers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Fisher Athletic F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- V.League 1 players
- Naturalized citizens of Vietnam