Zesco United Football Club have announced the appointment of Serbian National Zlatko Krmpotic as the head coach. The development was made public through a press release by the club’s Media and public relations officer Ms Katebe Chola Chengo.
The 58 year old former TP Mazembe coach and 2015 CAF Champions league winner is expected to report for work next week in Ndola where the official introduction to the players and other members of the technical bench.
The Serbian has signed a two year performance based contract with a buyout clause in an event that he wants to leave and a one year option of contract extention.
HERE IS THE FULL PRESS RELEASE
To ∶ ALL MEDIA HOUSES
From ∶ ZESCO UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
2nd February, 2017
Ref∶ Appointment of New Head Coach
Zesco United Football Club is pleased to announce that it has appointed Serbian National Zlatko Krmpotic as the head coach with immediate effect.
The 58 year old former TP Mazembe coach and 2015 CAF Champions league winner is expected to report for work next week in Ndola where the official introduction to the players and other members of the technical bench.
The Serbian has signed a two (02) year performance based contract with a buyout clause in an event that he wants to leave and a one (01) year option of contract extention.
The Club advertised for the coaching job on the 27th December, 2016 following the resignation of George Lwandamina who served in the position from 2014 to 2016.
65 applications were received and the shortlisted three were interviewed at Protea Towers in Lusaka on Tuesday 31st January, 2016 by an appointed panel which comprised of the following∶
Richard Mulenga – Zesco United Technical Chairman
Justin Mumba – Zesco United CEO
Lazarous Chulu – Zesco Limited Human Resources and Management Representative (Chairman of the panel)
Patrick Kangwa – Past President (Zambia Football Coaches Association of Zambia)
Simataa Simataa – Past secretary (Zambia Football Coaches Association of Zambia)
The names of the other two candidates will not be revealed because they have running contracts with their clubs and Zesco would like to protect their current jobs.
Krmpotic has coached in Sweden, Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia, Kuwait and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zesco United would like to thank Patrick Kangwa and Simataa Simataa for the guidance provided during the selection of the Coach.
Krmpotic is expected to guide the team through a pre-season camp in preparation for the CAF conferderations cup and the FAZ/MTN super league.
Issued by
Katebe Chengo (MS)
Media and Public Relations Officer
