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Norman Takanyariwa Mapeza (born 12 April 1972 in Salisbury, Rhodesia – now Harare, Zimbabwe) is a football coach. He played as defender and midfielder position.
In 2012, he was suspended from his job as Zimbabwe's national football team manager for alleged match-fixing.
Mapeza began his playing career with Darryn Textiles F.C. in Harare. He moved to Europe to play with Sokół Pniewy in the Polish Ekstraklasa for the 1993–94 season. Mapeza next played for several clubs in the Türkish Super Lig, including Galatasaray S.K., Ankaragücü, Altay S.K. and Malatyaspor.
He was only the second Zimbabwean player to play in the UEFA Champions League, appearing in the competition with Galatasaray in the 1990s.
Mapeza is also the Zimbabwe National Under 23 Head Coach and the current head coach for the Zimbabwe National Team.
Norman Mapeza - Galatasaray vs Besiktas + Champions League 1994/1995 (vs FC Barcelona, IFK Goeteborg)
Zimbabwe National team coach Norman Mapeza is not worried about the Warriors' poor performance as he says by the time the team goes to next year's Africa Cup of Nations he would have identified the players who can do the job
FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza fumes after his side lost 2-1 to Harare City. The defeat opened the title race wide open with CAPS United and Highlanders closing in to the platinum miners., (October 8 2016).
Post-match interview with Chippa United head coach Norman Mapeza from the Absa Premier League match between Chippa United and Kaizer Chiefs at Nelson Mandela bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth
Norman Takanyariwa Mapeza (born 12 April 1972 in Salisbury, Rhodesia – now Harare, Zimbabwe) is a football coach. He played as defender and midfielder position.
In 2012, he was suspended from his job as Zimbabwe's national football team manager for alleged match-fixing.
Mapeza began his playing career with Darryn Textiles F.C. in Harare. He moved to Europe to play with Sokół Pniewy in the Polish Ekstraklasa for the 1993–94 season. Mapeza next played for several clubs in the Türkish Super Lig, including Galatasaray S.K., Ankaragücü, Altay S.K. and Malatyaspor.
He was only the second Zimbabwean player to play in the UEFA Champions League, appearing in the competition with Galatasaray in the 1990s.
Mapeza is also the Zimbabwe National Under 23 Head Coach and the current head coach for the Zimbabwe National Team.