Shaun Bartlett

Where is Shaun Bartlett now?

One of the first South Africans to grace the Premier League, former Charlton Athletic striker Shaun Bartlett retired from playing in 2009 after a couple of seasons back in his native country with Kaizer Chiefs and Bloemfontein Celtic.

Although he wasn’t a prolific scorer for the Addicks he was a solid team player because of his physicality and his ability to hold up the ball and ended up making 139 appearances for them over six seasons.

On the international scene Bartlett was an important member of the South Africa national side from 1995 to 2005 winning 74 caps and representing them in the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals. He was also part of the squad which won the Africa Cup of Nations title in 1996.

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Upon retiring from playing Bartlett went into the coaching side of the game and joined South African team Golden Arrows as assistant manager in 2012. He then had a spell as interim coach of the side before he was appointed head coach in June 2014.

After a successful season which saw him guide his side to automatic promotion to the South African Premiership, he was controversially replaced with a more experienced coach. 

In January 2016, he made a return to football when he was appointed as head coach of the University of Pretoria but was sacked after a couple of seasons.

He then had spells working with the South African national under-23’s team before moving back into domestic football in 2018 when he was appointed assistant manager of Kaizer Chiefs.

Bartlett and head coach Ernst Middendorp were relieved of their duties in September 2020 despite narrowly missing out on the South African Premier League title the previous season.

In January 2021 he made a return to football coaching when he joined top-tier side TS Galaxy as assistant manager but left the club after just nine months when he was appointed in his current role as manager of Cape Town Spurs.

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Shaun Bartlett: Premier League Statistics

NationalitySouth African
PositionForward
Appearances123
Goals24
Yellow Cards6
Red Cards1
Premier League Teams Played forCharlton Athletic

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 28 September 2022 by Admin