Zeca Marques

José "Zeca" Marques (born 16 August 1961) is a Portuguese South African football manager.[2]

Personal life

Born in Porto,[1] Portugal, Marques and his family moved to Johannesburg during his childhood.[3] In South Africa he has been nicknamed "Lollipop" due to him sucking on a lollipop during games.[4]

Playing career

He played for Troyeville FC in the defunct NSL and also in the NPSL.[3]

Coaching career

Marques has worked successfully as an assistant coach at Bidvest Wits and Moroka Swallows.

Marques had three stints at Moroka Swallows. In 2000 he was promoted to the Head Coach role and later in 2009 returned as an assistant coach. He was promoted to the head coaching role of Swallows in July 2012 following Gordon Igesund's appointment as Bafana Bafana coach,[5] where he remained until 2014–15 season.[6] He left Moroka Swallows to join Black Leopards FC where he guided them into the PSL Playoffs. Black Leopards became a force under his guidance at their home base in Thohoyandou. Probably one of his best results was the elimination of Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup quarterfinals. He then joined Santos FC in 2015 before becoming the Technical Director at Balderstone Sports Institute.

Achievements

References

  1. ^ a b Kickoff PSL Yearbook 2012/2013, p. 36
  2. ^ "South Africa - Z. Marques - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  3. ^ a b Mark, Jonty (31 August 2012). "Zeca out of the shadows, into the spotlight". IOL Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ Mlotha, Sipho (24 June 2024). "Story Behind My Nickname: Zeca 'Lollipop' Marques". Kick Off. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Swallows coach given no mandate". Kick Off. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Moroka Swallows' relegation a historic one in South Africa". ESPN FC. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Experience was key - Marques". iol.co.za. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.