Kaizer Motaung Biography
Kaizer Motaung is a soccer legend of old. He is responsible for laying the building blocks for South African soccer as we know it. His innovation led to a revolution in soccer. The business mind led to his building from the ground up one of the richest teams in Africa as a whole.
Profile Summary
Name: Kaizer Motaung
Nickname: Chincha Guluva
Occupation: Ex Football player and Managing director of Kaizer Chiefs
Date of birth: 16 October 1944
Place of birth: Soweto, South Africa
Parents: Ceyland and Mapontso Sophie Motaung
Siblings: 8 siblings
Spouse: Valeta Motaung
Children: Bobby, Kaizer Jr, Jessica, Kemiso and Thabo
Grandchildren: Tyler Rhys Motaung
Net Worth: R70 million
Height: 1.86m
BACKGROUND
Kaizer was born in the heart of Soweto. He was born during the apartheid era. His soccer talent was greatly encouraged by his family, and it led to his early start in a football career.
CAREER
Kaizer started playing football at a very young age. At 16, he was already playing professional soccer for Orlando Pirates. Phil Woodsman, the founder of Atlanta Chiefs and Dick Cecil, was noticed in 1968, and he was recruited to play for Atlanta Chiefs as a result.
Kaizer represented Atlanta Chiefs as a forward in the North American Soccer League (NASL). He was crowned Rookie of the Year as he scored 16 goals in 15 matches. In 1970 he returned home and decided to start his team, and he then founded Kaizer Chiefs. The team was named after himself and his former football club in Atlanta.
KAIZER CHIEFS
At first the team was a mixed batch of veterans and talented rookies. However under his tutelage the club became a force to be reckoned with. It eventually went on to become the most successful team in South Africa. It has 78 trophies and over 14 million supporters throughout the country.
SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER ADMINISTRATION
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In his lifetime, Kaizer has made an impact on South African soccer. He has served in both National Soccer League and as a SAFA executive. In 19, Irvinin Khohe founded the South African Premier League, and thisthis helped bring in more sponsors and money to South African Soccer. Currently, he is a member of the PSL Board of Governors, serves as a SAFA executive and manages Kaizer Chiefs.
During the 2010 world cup, he assisted South Africa’s 2010 Soccer World Cup Bid Committee. He was a member of the delegation to the FIFA head office in Zurich that won the bid. Kaizer was also appointed as a member of the local organizing committee for the 2010 event.
NET WORTH
As of 2021, Kaizer is a very wealthy m, and heheHe is estimated to be worth R70 million. However due to the multiple facets of his empire, his net worth could be higher. His assets include many expensive cars, giant houses and many other properties.
LOVE LIFE
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Kaizer met his wife Valeta during his early life. Him and Valeta have five children together. The kids are Bobby, Jessica, Thabo, Kaizer Jr and Kemiso. Kemiso and Bobby do not have a good relationship due to social media posts. Kemiso posted unsavoury comments on Facebook about her brother, and Bobby then went on record and blasted her for it.
Family
Kaizer has five children, two daughters and 3 sons. However, his first son Thabo passed on after a battle with meningitis in 20, and heheHe died at the age of 43. His son Kaizer Jr has a son named Tyler Thys Motaung.
Kaizer Jr followed in his father’s footsteps to become a football player. Jessica, his daughter, manages communications and marketing roles for the Kaizer Chiefs club. However, relations are strained between Kaizer Jr and Kaizer Snr despite this. Kaizer Jr is quite the social media magnet. He is rumoured to be a drug addict and has accused his German wife of physical assault.
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