Agent Sawu

{{short description|Zimbabwean footballer and manager (born 1971)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Agent Sawu

| fullname =

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|10|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

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| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1990–1991 | clubs1 = Zimbabwe Saints F.C. | caps1 = 84 | goals1 = 67

| years2 = 1991–1992 | clubs2 = APOP Kinyras Peyias | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1993 | clubs3 = Zimbabwe Saints F.C. | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 16

| years4 = 1993–1994 | clubs4 = SC Kriens | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 10

| years5 = 1994–1998 | clubs5 = FC Lucerne | caps5 = 122 | goals5 = 26

| years6 = 1998–1999 | clubs6 = BSC Young Boys | caps6 = 35 | goals6 = 5

| years7 = 1999–2000 | clubs7 = FC Basel | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2000–2002 | clubs8 = FC Wil | caps8 = 36 | goals8 = 28

| years9 = 2002–2003 | clubs9 = Chongqing Lifan | caps9 = 20 | goals9 = 7

| years10 = 2003–2004 | clubs10 = Dynamos F.C. | caps10 = 30 | goals10 = 20

| years11 = 2004–2005 | clubs11 = Bush Bucks

| years12 = 2005–2007 | clubs12 = Durban Stars F.C.

| years13 = 2007–2008 | clubs13 = City Pillars

| nationalyears1 = 1992–2004 | nationalteam1 = Zimbabwe

| nationalcaps1 = 5| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs1 = Zimbabwe Saints F.C. (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2012– | managerclubs2 = OR Tambo Cosmos

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Agent Sawu (born 24 October 1971) is a Zimbabwean former football striker and current manager.

He operated at Rising Stars Football Academy in Zimbabwe helping young kids across Bulawayo realize their talent and exploit to their maximum potential. He is currently part coaching staff at Bantu Rovers F.C in the Zimbabwean Top Flight league.

Career

Sawu played club football in Zimbabwe before moving abroad to play in China, Cyprus, South Africa and Switzerland. He spent time with Premier Soccer League clubs Bush Bucks and Durban Stars before embarking on a coaching career in 2009.{{cite web|publisher=Kick-off magazine|title=Sawu hasn't hung up his boots yet|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/401/sawu-hasnt-hung-up-his-boots-yet|date=24 February 2009}}{{cite web|publisher=Kick-off magazine|title=Sawu makes progress as a coach|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/6745/sawu-makes-progress-as-a-coach|date=27 February 2012}}

=International career=

He was a member of the Zimbabwean 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

References

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