John Phiri
Personal information
Date of birth 3 May 1962
Place of birth Southern Rhodesia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
-1982 Rio Tinto
1983-1986 State House Tornados
1987-1989 Dynamos F.C.
1990-1993 Darryn T
1993-1994 Sokół Pniewy 24 (0)
1994/1995 Warta Poznań 4 (0)
1996-1997 Ajax Cape Town F.C.
International career
Zimbabwe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John "JP" Phiri (born 3 May 1962) is a Zimbabwean retired footballer.

Early life

Born on 3 May 1962, John Phiri is the son of former Rhodesia striker July Phiri, and first played with foremost local team, Rio Tinto FC Under-13s (renamed Eiffel Flats in the mid-70s).[1]

Football career

Phiri was coached at Rio Tinto by Peter Phiri (c.1938 – 23 March 2023).[2]

He also played for Mangula,[3] as well as State House Tornadoes (1983), and Darryn Textiles in Zimbabwe, before heading to Europe. He missed a chance to sign for English side Nottingham Forest, and signed for Polish side Miliarder Pniewy in 1993 instead, along with Norman Mapeza.[1]

He first played for the national team in 1982, against Malawi and after that played regularly until the 1990s. Official figures recorded 94 matches, four less than Coventry City star Peter Ndlovu, but he believes he played a lot more.[1]

His last team was the Cape Town Spurs in South Africa, from 1995 to 1997.[1]

After retirement

After retirement from football, Phiri worked at his business in Budiriro, Harare, but it struggled in the face of the economic downturn of the country around 2000, and moved into printing.[1]

In 2014 he was appointed a board member at the Zimbabwe Football Association, concentrating on development.[1]

Personal life

He has two sons.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "I am the most capped Warriors player: John Phiri". The Standard. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rio Tinto legend Phiri dies". The Herald. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Spare a thought for a ghost town our football forgot". The Herald. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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