Nelson Dladla

Nelson Dladla
Personal information
Full name	Nelson Sunduza Tutu
Date of birth	(1954-06-10) 10 June 1954
Place of birth	KwaThema, South Africa
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Pilkington Young Brothers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1976–1988	Kaizer Chiefs	408	(125)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Nelson "Teenage" Dladla (born 10 June 1954)^[1] is a retired South Africann football (soccer) midfielder who played for Pilkington Young Brothers and most notably Kaizer Chiefs. During his spell at Kaizer Chiefs he wore the legendary number 11. After retiring he also worked as a manager for his former club.

Youth Career

As a teenager he attended Tlakula High School in Kwa-Thema, a township east of Johannesburg and he played for a local footbal club called Pilkington United Brothers, commonly known as PUBS. ^[2]

Recruitment

On 10 August 1976, Ewert Nene went to Kwa-Thema to negotiate a transfer at the Dladla household. The transfer was successful, he crammed Dladla into his Chevrolet Impala and covered him with blanket so he could not be identified, but a group of people found out. Ewert Nene was stabbed to death after a heated argument between the mob and Nene, Kaizer Chiefs players.^[3]

References

Kaizer Chiefs – managers

Johnson (1971)
Johnson and Motaung (1972)
Motaung (1973–1974)
Khumalo (1974)
Lewis (1974–1976)
Khumalo (1976)
Johnson (1976)
Khumalo (1976)
Lewis (1976)
Motaung (1977–1978)
Tuani (1979–1980)
Lewis (1980)
Ngcobo (1981)
Khumalo (1981)
Setlhodi (1982)
Lewis (1983)
Khumalo and Masike (1983)
Casares (1983)
Frickleton (1984–85)
Ngcobo (1985)
Lewis (1985)
Dumitru (1985–1988)
Chamangwana (1988)
Butler (1988–1989)
Chamangwana (1989)
Palacios (1990)
Butler (1991)
Dladla (1991)
Mbale (1992)
Butler (1992)
Dos Santos (1993)
Dladla and Mofokeng (1993)
Hudson (1993)
Troussier (1994)
Moloto (1994)
Palacios (1995)
Butler (1995–1996)
da Silva (1996)
Manyathi (1997)
Dolezar (1997–1999)
Sephoa (1999)
Ertuğral (1999–2002)
D. Khumalo and Khuse (2002–2003)
Dumitru (2003–2005)
Middendorp (2005–2007)
Papic (2007)
Ertuğral (2007–2009)
Vermezović (2009–2012)
Baxter (2012–2015)
Komphela (2015–)

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