ZIMBABWE football legend Bruce Grobbelaar has extended his contract with the Canadian United Soccer League (USL) side Ottawa Fury FC until the end of the 2017/2018 season.
BY DANIEL NHAKANISO
Ottawa Fury FC, who will this year make their debut in the USL as an affiliate of the Major League Soccer (MLS) club Montreal Impact, confirmed that Grobbelaar would be staying with the club for another season as assistant coach.
Confirming Grobbelaar’s contract extension, Ottawa Fury head coach and son of Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish Paul praised the former Warriors goalkeeper for his loyalty, having been part of every season in club history since signing on at the goalkeepers coach in August 2014.
The legendary Liverpool goalkeeper has brought a wealth of experience to the club, making his presence known through the success and development of all goalkeepers since the club’s inception.
“To have someone of his calibre re-signing is huge for the club and myself personally,” Paul said in a statement on the club’s official website.
“Bruce is a real character off the field, he livens up the locker-room and the players love him. On the field, his resume speaks for itself. The guy has won so many trophies and he probably forgot more about football than I’ll ever know, so to have him back is huge,” said Paul.
Arguably one of the most decorated goalkeepers in the history of English football, Grobbelaar made 816 professional appearances that also included 24 appearances with the Vancouver Whitecaps during the 1979-80 season.
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Born in Durban, South Africa, Grobbelaar (59) was raised in Zimbabwe and would go on to be capped 36 times between 1980 to 1985 and 1992 to 2000.
He turned to coaching in 1999 upon his return to South Africa starting with the Seven Stars and was also twice briefly player-coach of the Warriors.
Grobbelaar has not coached in international football since his last role with the Warriors at the turn of the millennium before talks for a permanent job were stalled by a stalemate in contract negotiations.
Last year, the Liverpool legend emerged as a surprise candidate to take over as Malawi national team coach but he now appears to have settled for another stint in Canada.
