Young Chimodzi

{{Short description|Malawian footballer (born 1961)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|1|df=y}}

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|position = Defender

|youthyears1 =

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|years1 = ?–1999

|clubs1 = Silver Strikers FC

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|nationalyears1 = 1979–1995

|nationalteam1 = Malawi

|nationalcaps1 = 159

|nationalgoals1 = 13

|manageryears1 = 1999–2000

|managerclubs1 = Malawi

|manageryears2 = 2014–2015

|managerclubs2 = Malawi

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Young Chimodzi (born 1 August 1961) is a Malawian football manager and former player.{{Worldfootball.net|young-chimodzi}} A defender, he made 159 appearances for the Malawi national team{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Young Chimodzi - Century of International Appearances |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/chimodzi-intl.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=5 February 2023 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001074256/https://rsssf.org/miscellaneous/chimodzi-intl.html |url-status=live }} and won a bronze medal with Malawi at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi.{{cite web|title=Kenya Harambee Stars at the 4th All Africa games|url=http://kenyapage.net/commentary/kenya-football-articles-and-profiles/kenya-at-the-4th-all-africa-games/|publisher=kenyapage.net|access-date=29 November 2017|date=18 April 2009|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040413/http://kenyapage.net/commentary/kenya-football-articles-and-profiles/kenya-at-the-4th-all-africa-games/|url-status=live}} At club level he played for Silver Strikers FC, captaining the team until 1999.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/remembering-young-chimodzi-malawi-football-legend/|title=Remembering Young Chimodzi: Malawi football legend - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi|date=31 May 2020|website=www.nyasatimes.com|access-date=25 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101065606/https://www.nyasatimes.com/remembering-young-chimodzi-malawi-football-legend/|url-status=live}}

He later managed the Malawi national team between 1999 and 2000, and later again between January 2014 and June 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25982137|title=Malawi appoint Chimodzi & Chamangwana as coach and assistant|date=31 January 2014|access-date=3 February 2014|author=Frank Kandu & Ian Hughes|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202091556/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25982137|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33127042|title=Malawi release coach Young Chimodzi from contract|publisher=BBC|date=14 June 2015|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=20 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620220420/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33127042|url-status=live}}