'Ernst Middendorp is a walking dictionary who eats, sleeps and breathes football. Middendorp is a genius who can identify the players he has at his disposal, and use them successfully in a system.' - IOL News

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Hi Rulani Mokwena, Ernst Middendorp would like to meet you and other PSL coaches to discuss soccer.

In his biography, 'Resilience', one of the ways Middendorp says soccer can be improved in SA is by getting the coaches together to discuss tactics and playing styles.

A happy Middendorp is good for South African soccer...
What a great coach this one

👆 Four Sundowns players
☠ Three Pirates players
🔵 Three SuperSport players
🔵 One Cape Town City player
👨‍🏫 Coached by Ernst Middendorp

Here’s Bongani Khumalo’s #DStvPrem Team of the Week 👇

Can we all agree that Ernest Middendorp is the best thing that's ever happened at Kaizer Chiefs 😭

'You never know what you have until it's gone'

Ernst Middendorp says agents could do more to help South African players sign for clubs abroad. He says some agents have 'no contact worldwide' and are 'just sitting here in South Africa'.

In Resilience, Middendorp shares his advice on how to improve soccer in South Africa.

🙎🏿‍♂️Ernst Middendorp promotes 5th youngster at Cape Town Spurs since January

Obakhe Tshaya 20 - Central Defender/Midfielder

Reece Braithwaite 19 - Full-back/Winger

Siviwe Nkwali - 18 - Defender/Midfielder

Jaendre Gaffor - 18 - Full-back/Midfielder

Azola Jakalashe - 18 -…

Cape Town Spurs FC AmaZulu FC Full Time

A morale boosting victory for Middendorp and Spurs

Cape Town Spurs FC 3-1 AmaZulu FC #DStvPrem

Mourinho says 'people did not understand the dimension of the job and the difficulties' at Man United.

In Resilience, Middendorp shares how he dealt with difficulties like stubborn club owners, ill-disciplined players, match-fixing and media criticism during his 40-year career.

'This job, which is a pressure-cooker day in and day out, makes certain people like Pep Guardiola take a sabbatical to freshen up,” Ernst Middendorp says.

In Resilience, Middendorp reveals how he has managed to coach constantly over the past 40 years without taking a break.

“How Beckenbauer handled matches inspired me,” former Bundesliga coach Ernst Middendorp says.

Middendorp, like Beckenbauer, played in the sweeper role and he modelled his playing style on the FIFA World Cup winner.

Congratulations to Ernst Middendorp on his 40th anniversary as a soccer coach 😃🥳🍷

Middendorp started his record-breaking globetrotting coaching career when he was appointed as head coach of VfB Alstätte in January 1984.

Rafiq de Goede has become the latest player to sign for an Ernst Middendorp-coached team.

Some of Middendorp's most successful signings include Manfred Lonnemann, Shaun Bartlett, Stefan Kuntz, Kurt Lentjies, Cuthbert Malajila, Samir Nurković and Daniel Akpeyi.

Ernst Middendorp went for a walk this morning to 'cool down'.

Middendorp is an avid walker, having strolled at botanical gardens, parks and beach promenades in South Africa.

He even ran during his second spell at Kaizer Chiefs.

Find out all about Middendorp in 'Resilience'.

RIP Gran 07/29-06/17 Mazola J. Molefe Andile Ncube Coach Ern is a best coach in his own right. I recommend you read his book to learn more about his coaching history.

On this day in 2001, Ernst Middendorp’s Asante Kotoko SC - 2X CAF CL Winners🥇 won the Ghanaian FA Cup!

Do you know that Middendorp smoked a pipe with King Otumfuo and experienced his own 'Hillsborough disaster' while coaching Kotoko?

Find out all about this and much more in 'Resilience'.

Today in 2018, Ernst Middendorp walked confidently into Naturena ahead of his 2nd spell at Kaizer Chiefs.
“I know how the PSL is run, the circumstances inside the club, and the players,' he said.

He went on to lead Chiefs from 9th place to almost winning the title.

Today in 2018, Ernst Middendorp was putting on his royal blue True Bangkok United jacket when his phone rang. Kaizer Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung was on the line.

This call set the wheels in motion for Middendorp's return to Chiefs.

Find out all about it in 'Resilience'.

When the then Maritzburg United coach Ernst Middendorp came up against Stellenbosch coach Steve Barker in December 2020, they were involved in a brawl on the touchline!

Who will come out trumps when these two experienced tacticians lock horns tonight?

“The media don’t want to hear the facts,” Ernst Middendorp says.

Proteas Men reached the World Cup semis and broke records along the way. Kaizer Chiefs lost the title by 2 points and broke records in the 2019/20 season.

But media articles have called both teams 'failures'😟