Shaun Bartlett

 ( Living People ) 

Shaun Bartlett (born 31 October 1972) is a South African professional football manager and former Football player who was most recently the manager of Cape Town Spurs. During his playing career, he played as a striker.

---

Early life Born in Cape Town, Bartlett was raised by his grandmother in Factreton on the Cape Flats. He began playing for his church team and quickly developed a deft striking ability on the field. He was also a talented cricketer.

---

Club career Bartlett began his career with his hometown Cape Town Spurs and then moved to Major League Soccer and the Colorado Rapids in the league's inaugural season in 1996. Halfway through the 1997 season, he was traded to the MetroStars on 10 July. "MetroStars Trade for Bartlett, A Forward." New York Times, 11 July 1997. Retrieved 24 February 2013. Bartlett left MLS, without leaving much of a mark and returned to his home country. He later went on loan to FC Zürich and then transferring there for good in 1998. He went on loan to Charlton Athletic in 2000, and moved there in 2001 on a permanent deal worth £2 million. Bartlett won the Premier League Goal of the Season award in 2000–01, for his volley against Leicester City. He was released by the club in May 2006.

Bartlett then returned to South Africa signing with Kaizer Chiefs and in the summer of 2008 retired from professional football. After several discussions, he then made a return to football with Bloemfontein Celtic.

---

International career Bartlett made his full international debut for the South Africa national team in a friendly against Lesotho on 26 April 1995.

He is the second all-time leading scorer behind Benni McCarthy for South Africa, with 29 goals in 74 appearances. He helped his country to the 1996 African Nations Cup and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals.

---

Managerial career Bartlett coached Golden Arrows to the National First Division title in the 2014/15 season. He went on to play a crucial role as Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach in turning around the club from a ninth-place finish in the 2018/19 season to topping the table for most of the following season. In October 2021, Bartlett was appointed as manager of National First Division side Cape Town Spurs. After leading them to promotion, Spurs parted ways with Bartlett after seven consecutive defeats at the start of the 2023–24 season.

---

Personal life Bartlett's wedding was attended by Nelson Mandela. To avoid excess attention, only he and his bride knew that the politician was coming. Bartlett's son, Tyrique Bartlett is also a footballer.

---

Career statistics

---

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2"	Club ! rowspan="2"	Season ! colspan="3"	League ! colspan="2"	National cup ! colspan="2"	League cup ! colspan="2"	Continental ! colspan="2"	Other ! colspan="2"	Total
FC Zürich	1998–99	Nationalliga A	27	13	1	0	—		8	8	—		36	21
	1999–2000	Nationalliga A	30	6	4	4	—		6	1	—		40	11
	2000–01	Nationalliga A	20	8	0	0	—		2	1	—		22	9
Charlton Athletic	2000–01	Premier League	18	7	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	20	7
	2001–02	Premier League	14	1	1	0	2	0	—		0	0	17	1
	2002–03	Premier League	31	4	2	0	1	0	—		0	0	34	4
	2003–04	Premier League	19	5	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	19	5
	2004–05	Premier League	23	6	2	2	2	2	—		0	0	27	8
	2005–06	Premier League	16	1	5	0	1	0	—		0	0	22	1

---

International

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bartlett goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Shaun Bartlett South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000 South Africa - International Matches 2001-2005
Four Nations Cup
Four Nations Cup
	2–0
1996 African Nations Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
	3–0
Friendly
Friendly
1998 FIFA World Cup
	2–2
2000 African Nations Cup qualification
2000 African Nations Cup qualification
2000 African Nations Cup
	3–1
2000 African Nations Cup
2000 African Nations Cup
2000 African Nations Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002 African Nations Cup qualification
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Nelson Mandela Challenge
Nelson Mandela Challenge
2004 African Nations Cup qualification
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Nelson Mandela Challenge
Friendly

---

Honours

---

Player FC Zürich

• Swiss Cup: 2000

Kaizer Chiefs

• Telkom Knockout: 2007
• MTN 8: 2008

South Africa

• African Cup of Nations: 1996

Individual

• BBC Goal of the Season: 2000–01

---

Manager Golden Arrows

• National First Division: 2014–15

Cape Town Spurs

• DSTV Premiership Promotional Playoffs: 2022-23

Post Comment