William Mugeyi

William Mugeyi
Personal information
Date of birthJuly 4, 1969
Place of birthSalisbury, Southern Rhodesia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
AmaZulu(ass't)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1993Circle United22(1)
1993Black Aces Harare30(2)
1993–2005Umtata Bush Bucks376(28)
Total428(31)
National team
1993–2001Zimbabwe12(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

William Mugeyi (born 4 July 1969) is a Zimbabwean footballer who last played for Bush Bucks in South Africa. He is the twin brother of Zimbabwean footballer Wilfred Mugeyi.

Career

Born in Salisbury (now Harare), Mugeyi had a 13-year club football career, spending most of it playing as a left back alongside his twin brother in the South African Premier Division with Umtata Bush Bucks.[1] He won the Zimbabwean league with Black Aces in 1992 before moving to South Africa with Bush Bucks in 1993.[2]

Mugeyi made several appearances for the Zimbabwe national football team,[3] including twelve FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4] He helped Zimbabwe win the 2000 COSAFA Cup, scoring twice in the final against Lesotho.[2]

References

  1. "Mugeyi Retires". The Herald. 14 June 2005.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Best of the Best – William Mugeyi". The Zimbabwean. 16 October 2012.
  3. William Mugeyi at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. William MugeyiFIFA competition record