Takesure Chinyama
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Takesure Chinyama (born 30 September 1982) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer. He is currently head coach of Zimbabwean team Dynamos.[1]
Club career
Chinyama was born in Harare.
In autumn 2006, he was on trial in Legia Warsaw, but they decided not to buy him. After it, he joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. In the summer 2007, he moved to Legia, joining his two fellow countrymen, Dickson Choto and Herbert Dick.[2] He became the first non-European joint top scorer in the Ekstraklasa history.
After four years, due to his poor performance in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons and recurring health problems, he was released from Legia in June 2011.[3]
After a short-term spell at his country's club Dynamos Harare, Chinyama joined South African team Orlando Pirates in July 2012.[4]
Managerial career
In May 2025, Chinyama was appointed head coach of Zimbabwean team Dynamos.[1]
Previously, he was one of the coaches at Polish academy KS Bibiczanka.[5]
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | National Cups | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Groclin Grodzisk | 2006–07 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | – | 17 | 6 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 2007–08 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | – | 38 | 18 | |
| 2008–09 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 21 | ||
| 2009–10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 41 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 47 | ||
Honours
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski[6]
- Polish Cup: 2006–07
- Ekstraklasa Cup: 2006–07
Legia Warsaw[6]
- Polish Cup: 2007–08, 2010–11
- Polish Super Cup: 2008
F.C. Platinum
Individual
- Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2008–09 (19 goals, joint with Paweł Brożek)
References
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Harare
- Zimbabwean men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Zimbabwe men's international footballers
- Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
- IV liga players
- South African Premier Division players
- Hwange Colliery F.C. players
- Monomotapa United F.C. players
- Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players
- Legia Warsaw players
- Dynamos F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- Platinum Stars F.C. players
- LZS Piotrówka players
- F.C. Platinum players
- Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa