Nathan Paulse (born 7 April 1982 in

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) is a South African Football Coach and retired professional

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who played as a striker for

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and was capped at international level for

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. As a professional footballer he played at the elite professional level in South Africa and Sweden from the age of 17 until 37. He recently was the Assistant Coach of Cape Town Spurs 1st Team who plays in the South African

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. He is also the owner of Starting XI Revolution Career Development Service, a company specialising in elite athlete mindset development for both amateur and professional footballers in Southern Africa. Paulse was also an Supersport 4 television pundit, sharing his analysis of local PSL matches as well frequent contributions to print media.

Career

He left

in the summer of 2008, signing a three-and-one-half-year contract with Swedish club

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He played his first game for Hammarby the same day that he signed for them, when Hammarby faced

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and won 4–2. He scored his first goal for the club in the Swedish Cup quarterfinal against

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. Despite a successful first season, he failed to impress during the two following seasons and, when Hammarby was relegated at the end of the 2009 season, he moved on loan to his former team

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from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2010 with a buy-out clause. Following the 2016–17 season, Paulse retired from play.

Honours

Club

;Ajax Cape Town *

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* * 1982 births South African soccer players South Africa international soccer players South African expatriate soccer players Living people Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players Platinum Stars F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players Hammarby Fotboll players South African Premier Division players Allsvenskan players Cape Coloureds Expatriate footballers in Sweden Sportspeople from Cape Town Association football forwards {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub