Zeca Marques

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Zeca Marques
Personal information
Full name José Marques
Date of birth (1961-08-16) 16 August 1961 (age 63)[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Moroka Swallows (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Troyeville FC
Managerial career
2000 Moroka Swallows
2007-2008 Lusitano FC
2012- Moroka Swallows
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José "Zeca" Marques (born 16 August 1961) is a Portuguese South African former football (soccer) player who currently manages Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows.

Personal

Born in Porto,[2] Portugal, Marques and his family moved to Johannesburg during his childhood.[3] In South Africa he has been nicknamed "Mr Lollipop" due to him sucking on a lollipop during games.[4]

Playing career

He played for Troyeville FC in the defunct NSL and also in the NPSL.[5]

Coaching career

Throughout his coaching career Marques has mainly worked as an assistant coach at Bidvest Wits and Moroka Swallows.

He was promoted to the head coaching role of Swallows in July 2012 following Gordon Igesund's appointment as Bafana Bafana coach,[6] where he remained until 2014–15 season.[7]

Achievements

References