Eric Tinkler

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Eric Tinkler (born 30 July 1970) is a South African football coach and former player.

Early and personal life

Tinkler was born in Roodepoort.[1]

Club career

Tinkler played club football for Wits University, União de Tomar, Vitória, Cagliari, Barnsley, Caldas and Bidvest Wits.[1]

Tinkler moved from Italian club Cagliari to English club Barnsley on 1 July 1997 for a transfer fee of £650,000.[2]

International career

Tinkler earned 45 caps for the South African national team between 1994 and 2002, scoring 1 goal.[1] He was part of the South Africa squad that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations, playing in the final.[3]

Coaching career

Tinkler became head coach of Orlando Pirates in December 2013; in May 2015 it was announced that he would continue in that role for the 2015–16 season.[4] Tinkler left Orlando Pirates to become the first head coach of Cape Town City club on 17 June 2016.[5] On 8 June 2017 he moved to become head coach of SuperSport United.[6] He quit in March 2018.[7]

After a spell with Chippa United, he became manager of Maritzburg United in January 2019.[8] He left the club in November 2020.[9]

He returned as manager of Cape Town City on 24 May 2021.[10] On 31 December 2024, Tinkler left the club.[11]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 1997–98[12] Premier League 25 2 2 0 2 0 - 29 2
1998–99[13] First Division 25 3 3 0 2 0 - 30 3
1999–2000[14] 33 4 1 0 5 0 3 0 42 4
2000–01[15] 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2001–02[16] 16 0 0 0 1 1 - 17 1
Total 99 9 6 0 10 1 3 0 118 10
Career total 99 9 6 0 10 1 3 0 118 10

International

South Africa national team[1]
Year Apps Goals
1994 5 0
1995 4 0
1996 11 1
1997 10 0
1998 0 0
1999 2 0
2000 6 0
2001 2 0
2002 5 0
Total 45 1

Honours

Cape Town City

Telkom Knockout Final[17]

Supersport United

MTN 8 Cup Final[18]

References

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