Patrick Mabedi (born November 5, 1973 in

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) is a retired

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. His position is defender. He also played for the country's

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for a long time. He is nicknamed ''Bosti'' or ''General''.

Career

Under coach

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, Mabedi and Fabian McCarthy formed a solid last line of defence that took the '' Glamour Boys'' to its first title in 12 years in breath-taking fashion with six points of second-place

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with only three defeats the entire season.

Coaching career

Mabedi began his coaching career as the head, youth department, for Moroka Swallows from 2011 till 2015 and was later appointed as their assistant coach during the 2014-15 season under

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.Chiefs appoint Mabedi as assistant coach
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, and spent the season as their assistant coach to

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when they finished fourth in the

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, 24 points behind champions

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. In 2016, he had a brief spell as the assistant coach of the Malawian national team before taking up the role of head coach of

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guiding them to a ninth-place finish in the 2016-17 National First Division season. In June 2017, Mabedi was appointed assistant manager of Kaizer Chiefs. On 23 April 2018, he was appointed caretaker manager for the rest of the season. In early December, Chiefs relieved him of his duties as the team’s assistant coach after the club had also terminated the contract of the club's head coach. In the summer 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of Black Leopards under Lionel Soccoia. The duo was fired on 17 September 2019.Now Black Leopards show Lionel Soccoia the exit
sowetanlive.co.za, 18 September 2019

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* Currently working as a head coach for Moroka Swallows academy. 1973 births Living people People from Blantyre Malawian footballers Malawian football managers Malawian expatriate footballers Association football defenders Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players Moroka Swallows F.C. players Nyasa Big Bullets FC players Kaizer Chiefs F.C. managers Malawian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Malawi international footballers {{Malawi-footy-bio-stub