Arthur Zwane lauds Kaizer Chiefs slayer Muhsin Ertugral: 'My team dominated Soweto because of his tactics'

Muhsin Ertugral is one of the most experienced coaches in the game.

The 65-year-old coached the now AmaZulu coach Arthur Zwane while he was a player at Kaizer Chiefs in two separate stints.

The Turkish coach took the Glamour Boys hotseat from 1999 to 2000, and again in 2007 to 2009.

Zwane has transitioned from playing to coaching; he initially started at Amakhosi Academy before taking the senior team, initially as an assistant coach and later as the head coach on several occasions.

The former midfielder is currently AmaZulu's co-coach alongside Vusumuzi Vilakazi.

All this was made possible by Ertugral as Mangethe explains.

"I'm happy for him, he's always been my mentor. It's always good to see him back because of his football knowledge and what he has done, especially believing in youngsters,” he said as quoted by SABC Sport.

“The way he structures his team, I learned a lot from him. Actually, he's the one who encouraged me to become a coach.

"I started coaching when I was still playing at Kaizer Chiefs, I ended up having my own team because of him and the same style of play was the way he, coach Muhsin was coaching, the coaching style and many other things that I learned from him," he continued.

"He became more like a father figure to me so yeah, I'm more than happy. My team actually dominated Soweto until I decided to sell the status because of the tactics. We were number one, I think probably for five years, the Discovery tournament they won for four years and they ended up getting a promotion to the Vodacom League then."

Ertugral has recently returned to the Premier Soccer League as Cape Town City coach.

His first assignment as the Citizens coach was against Kaizer Chiefs last Sunday, a match City won by a solitary goal.

Zwane and Ertugral will be rubbing shoulders when AmaZulu and City meet in a league assignment on March 2.