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Tostao Kwashi

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Tostao Kwashi
Lê Tostao
Personal information
Full name Fungai "Tostao" Kwashi
Date of birth (1979-12-22) 22 December 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-winger
Youth career
1987/88–1996 CAPS United F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 CAPS United 59 (12)
2001–2002 Fisher Athletic 19 (4)
2002–2003 Gravesend & Northfleet 33 (5)
2003–2004 Margate 3 (0)
2004 Dartford 17 (7)
2005–2006 Long An 8 (6)
2006 Hải Phòng 1 (0)
2006–2009 Long An 38 (9)
2010–2011 Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa 10 (0)
2011–2012 Long An 16 (3)
2012–2013 Xuân Thành Sài Gòn 5 (0)
International career
1997–1999 Zimbabwe U23 3 (0)
1999–2005 Zimbabwe[1] 9 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2016 CAPS United F.C. (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fungai "Tostao" Kwashi (born 22 December 1979) is a Zimbabwean assistant football manager.

The Zimbabwe international was revealed as an assistant coach for CAPS United F.C. in 2014.[2] According to a sports correspondent, he was inspired by his father Steve "Dude" Kwashi to coach at his former club.[3]

Playing career

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He was handed his debut at age 16 in an encounter versus Black Aces in 1996.[3]

Studying at Greenwich University while playing for Dartford F.C., he netted 17 goals and was admired for his goal-scoring ability by the fans.[4]

Amateur club Gravesend & Northfleet were unable to condone his illicit behavior and decided to let him go at the end of the August 2003.[5]

An array of European and African clubs expressed desire to sign him in 2008.[6]

Tostao won V league title with Dongtam Long An in 2005, Vilube FA Cup.The striker also won 2 Super Cups with Hai Phong FC in 2007 and 2010 with Thanh Hoa FC.

Personal life

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President of Vietnam Nguyễn Minh Triết officially agreed to confer citizenship upon Kwashi Tostao in 2010.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Tostao Kwashi – National Football Teams". Nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Kwashi's Caps delight". Southern Eye. 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b Musah Gwaunza (9 January 2015). "'Dude' inspired me: Tostao". The Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Kwashi proves his loyalty to Dartford". Kentishfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  5. ^ "BBC SPORT - Football - African - Zimbabwe striker sacked". news.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ Cheeseman, Rona (3 November 2008). "Six foreign clubs after Tostao Kwashi - The Zimbabwean". Thezimbabwean.co. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Cầu thủ Lê Tostao được nhập quốc tịch Việt Nam". VietnamPlus.vn. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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