He first made his name when he led unfashionable coastal team Manning Rangers to the inaugural PSL title in the 1996/97 season. He followed this up in the 2000/01 season with another title, this time at the helm of Soweto giants Orlando Pirates. He proved his critics wrong the very next season, taking another unfashionable team, Cape Town’s Santos, to a surprise PSL title in 2001/02.
This individual first gained recognition for leading an unfashionable coastal team, Manning Rangers, to win the inaugural PSL championship in the 1996/97 season. He then went on to win another title with Orlando Pirates in the 2000/01 season.  He refuted his critics the following year by guiding Santos, a team from Cape Town, to an unexpected PSL title in the 2001/02 season.