Fadluraghman "Fadlu" Davids (born 21 May 1981 in

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. He was twice the highest goalscorer in the South African

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. Since his retirement in 2012 Davids has served as assistant coach to

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at Maritzburg United. When Middendorp left Martizburg United in 2016, Davids was named interim coach of Maritzburg for a third time in his career. His brother, Maahier Davids, was named as his assistant. Upon the arrival of Roger Da Sa, Davids resumed his position as Maritzburg's assistant coach. However, only seven games later he reclaimed his position as interim coach after Da Sa's resignation.Davids was caretaker for the rest of the

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.July the 1st Maritzburg United announces that Fadlu Davids well be the permanent coach after a very good performance as caretaker played 9 last games of the season and won 4 drew 3 and lost 2.Davids first full season as a coach was a success united were 4 points away from going to the 2018-19 CAF Confederation Cup and they also lost in the finals of the 2017-18 Nedbank Cup which was their last chance to qualify for the CAF tournament. The next season won't be as good as the last one because davids team played 15 league games and only won ones, so December the 24

sacked fadlu davids. Davids returned to be an assistant coach but this time it was for

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and has been in that position since 15 January 2019. Davids has gained a reputation for promoting younger players after creating first team opportunities for the likes of

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‚ Bandile Shandu and Mlondi Dlamini – who all started out as ball boys. *Joined Maritzburg United: 2007 *Previous clubs:

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1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Cape Town South African people of Malay descent South African soccer players Association football forwards Platinum Stars F.C. players Santos F.C. (South Africa) players Maritzburg United F.C. players Manning Rangers F.C. players {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub