José "Zeca" Marques (born 16 August 1961) is a
Portuguese
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South Africa
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football (soccer)
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manager.
Personal
Born in
Porto
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,
Portugal, Marques and his family moved to
Johannesburg
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during his childhood.
In South Africa he has been nicknamed "Mr Lollipop" due to him sucking on a lollipop during games.
Playing career
He played for
Troyeville FC in the defunct
NSL and also in the
NPSL.
Coaching career
Marques has vast experience and worked successfully as an assistant coach at
Bidvest Wits
Bidvest Wits Football Club,
(simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system ...
and
Moroka Swallows.
Marques had three stints at Moroka Swallows. In 2000 he was promoted to the Head Coach role and later in 2009 returned as an assistant coach. He was promoted to the head coaching role of Swallows in July 2012 following
Gordon Igesund
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Early life
Igesund was born in Durban to George Norman Igesund (born 193 ...
's appointment as
Bafana Bafana
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coach, where he remained until
2014–15 season.
He left Moroka Swallows to join Black Leopards FC where he guided them into the PSL Playoffs. Black Leopards became a force under his guidance at their home base in Thohoyandou. Probably one of his best results was the elimination of Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup quarterfinals. He then joined Santos FC in 2015 before becoming the Technical Director at Balderstone Sports Institute.
Achievements
*
MTN 8 Cup winner: 2012/13
*
Nedbank
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Cup winner: 2009/10
References
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1961 births
Living people
Footballers from Porto
Association football midfielders
Portuguese footballers
South African soccer players
South African people of Portuguese descent
South African soccer managers
Portuguese football managers
Lusitano F.C. (South Africa) managers
Moroka Swallows F.C. managers
Black Leopards F.C. managers
Santos F.C. (South Africa) managers