Fillemon Kanalelo

Ronnie Fillemon Kanalelo (born 23 May 1971) is a retired Namibian footballer. He took temporary charge of the Namibian national football team in June 2015 following the resignation of Ricardo Mannetti.

Fillemon Kanalelo
Personal information
Full name Ronnie Fillemon Kanalelo
Date of birth (1971-05-23) 23 May 1971
Place of birth Walvis Bay, South-West Africa
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1997 Blue Waters 194 (0)
1997–2005 Mamelodi Sundowns 64 (0)
National team
1992–1999 Namibia
Teams managed
2010 Tura Magic
2010 Tigers
2015 Namibia
2018 Namibia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Nicknamed The Magnet, He played from 1991–1997 with Blue Waters of the Namibia Premier League and from 1997–2005 with Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa.

International career

He also played internationally with Namibia from 1992–1999. He has represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[1] and played all 3 matches at the 1998 African Cup of Nations for Namibia.[2]

Managerial career

On 17 August 2010, Kanalelo become the new head coach of Tura Magic Football Club who play in the Southern Stream First Division.[3] In November 2010 he became manager of Tigers.[4]

In July 2011 he returned to South Africa to be goalkeeper coach at Maritzburg United.[5]

On 18 June 2015, it was announced that he would lead the Namibian national team on a temporary basis.[6]

References
  1. Fillemon Kanalelo – FIFA competition record
  2. African Nations Cup 1998 – Final Tournament Details Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  3. Namibia: Kanalelo Takes Over Reins at Tura Magic – AllAfrica
  4. Isaacs quits Tigers, replaced by Kanalelo Archived 19 February 2013 at Archive.today – Namibia Sport
  5. Namibia/South Africa: Kanalelo Back in South Africa – AllAfrica
  6. Immanunel, Shinovene (18 June 2015). "NHE hunts for new chief". Namibian.com.na. Retrieved 22 June 2015.


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