New Bucs coach signs three-year contract
If Kjell Jonevret, the club’s 21st coach in as many years, sees out the full term, he will become only the second to last that long at Orlando Pirates
New Orlando Pirates coach Kjell Jonevret has signed a three-year contract but if he sees out the term he will become only the second to last that long at the club. Pirates have had a steady churn of coaches since the launch of the Premier Soccer League in 1996 with Jonevret the 21st coach to sit on the Pirates bench in as many years. Only Ruud Krol has lasted three years with the last permanent coach Muhsin Ertugral at the clubs for just a matter of months. The Swede‚ unknown in Africa but a league winner in Scandinavia‚ also keeps up a long list of foreign appointments by the club‚ who have only used six local coaches in the past two decades. Pirates have previously had nationals from Brazil‚ the Democratic Republic of Congo‚ France‚ the Netherlands‚ Nigeria‚ Peru‚ Romania‚ Russia‚ Serbia‚ Turkey‚ Zambia and Zimbabwe in charge. Krol’s three full seasons from 2008 to 2011 remain the longest uninterrupted stint in charge of Pirates by any coach. He ended with the league and cup doubl...
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