Gilbert Mushangazhike (born 11 August 1975 in

Harare Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...

) is a

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an footballer. The association football striker recently played in Swaziland by Manzini Sundowns, in China by Jiangsu Sainty, for Germany-based

Kickers Emden BSV Kickers Emden is a Football in Germany, German association football club, located in Emden, Lower Saxony. History The club first began playing in 1928 as a section of the gymnastics club Emder Turnverein, which was founded in 1861. An inde ...

and in South Africa for Manning Rangers F.C.,

Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv ...

and

Mpumalanga Black Aces Black Aces were a South African football club that played in the Premier Soccer League. Aces usually played their home games in the Mpumalanga province but were based and trained in Johannesburg. History The original club was founded in 1937 by ...

International career

He was a member of the

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team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-

International goals

Zimbabwe

Teams managed In 2019, he was appointed as coach of Golden Eagles FC, a third tier team in Zimbabwe.

References

1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Harare Zimbabwean footballers Zimbabwe international footballers 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Association football forwards Orlando Pirates F.C. players Zimbabwean expatriates in Germany Zimbabwean expatriates in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriates in Eswatini Zimbabwean expatriates in China Expatriate footballers in Germany Jiangsu F.C. players China League One players Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Expatriate footballers in Eswatini Kickers Emden players Manning Rangers F.C. players {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub