All over the world, one thing that holds true in football is the fact you need the best minds if your football club is to be successful as such the highest-paid coaches in PSL. If we all need the best minds to make our football establishments successful then that means the demand for the best hands and minds rises, and with it the fees we have to pay to keep them.
It is therefore no surprise that the best coaches in South Africa earn huge salaries. As a matter of fact, it looks like coaches’ salaries are on the rise; every year the numbers go up, and the coaches get richer because if you do not pay, someone else will.
But who are the coaches in South Africa with the biggest paychecks? That is exactly what this article is intended to discover. Furthermore, we will also discuss their antecedents; why they have the right to demand such high fees. Without wasting time, let us now discover the top 10 highest-paid coaches in South Africa.
Top 10 Highest Paid Coaches In PSL
1. Pitso Mosimane – Salary: R700,000 – R800,000
- Club: Al Ahly
Pitso Mosimane is like a five star general in South African Football; he currently manages Al Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League. Immediately before that, he was the coach of Mamelodi Sundowns. During his playing days, he played for Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates, and a few other clubs. He was mainly a midfielder.
Pitso Mosimane was not just the highest-paid coach in PSL; he is undoubtedly one of the best coaches from South Africa. He won the 2016 CAF Champions League with Mamelodi Sundowns and the CAF Super Cup with the same team in 2017.
Pitso has been named African Coach of the Year, and he has also been named Premier Soccer League Coach of the Year; he has the second accolade four times.
2. Jan Olde Riekerink – Salary; R600,000
- Club: Cape Town City
Jan Olde Riekerink is the manager of Cape Town City, in the South African Premier Soccer League. He was born on 22 February 1963 in Hengelo, Netherlands. He is a Dutch football coach and former professional player. During his playing days, he was a Midfielder and featured Sparta Rotterdam, FC Dordrecht, Telstar.
Before linking up with Cape Town City, Jan Olde Riekerink has coached several teams including Ajax (youth coach), Gent, FC Emmen, Porto (assistant), Metalurh Donetsk (assistant), Jong Ajax (head of youth), China U19, China U16, Galatasaray, and SC Heerenveen.
3. Kaitano Tembo – Salary: R500,000
- Club: Supersport United
Kaitano Tembo is the coach of Supersport United and the third highest-paid coach in the South Africa club. He was born on 22 July 1970 in Zimbabwe. During his playing days, he was a defender and played for Dynamos, Seven Stars, SuperSport United. He also played for the Zimbabwe National Football Team. He played in 1999, 2000, and 2003 COSAFA Cup and the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
4. Stuart Baxter – Salary: R350,000- R450,000
- Club: Odisha United
Stuart William Baxter is currently the Manager of Odisha United, which is a club in India. Before that, he was the manager of the South African National Football Team. He Played for Several European clubs in England, Sweden, Australia, Scotland, and the USA. He has managed clubs in Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Japan, and South Africa.
Stuart Baxter played for the South African National Football Team, and he has also coached South Africa.
5. Eric Tinkler – Salary: R350,000 – R400,000
- Club: Maritzburg United
Eric Tinkler is the Manager of Maritzburg United in the South African Premier Division. During his playing days, he featured for Vitória, Cagliari, Barnsley, Caldas, and Bidvest Wits. Eric Tinkler used to be a skillful -Midfielder during his playing days.
Since January 2019, he has been the head coach of Maritzburg United and currently the fifth richest coach in PSL. Before then, he has held coaching jobs at Orlando Pirates, Cape Town City club, and Supersport United. He is a member of the South African National Football Club.
6. Steve Komphela – Salary: R300,000 – R400,000
- Club: Golden Arrows Football Club
Steven Mbuyi Komphela is the Manager of the Golden Arrows Football Club of South Africa. He played for several South African clubs, and also for the South Africa National Football Team as a Defender. He was born on 1st July 1967 in Kroonstad, South Africa.
His coaching career began in 2002 with the Manning Rangers Football Club. From there he has gone on to manage various teams in the South African Premier Soccer League. The one big dent in his career was the move to Kaizer Chiefs. They failed to win a trophy in all the three years that he was their coach. In 2018, he joined the Bloemfontein Celtic and helped them turn around their fortunes.
7. Gavin Hunt – Salary R300,000 – R400,000
- Club: Bidvest Wits
Gavin John Hunt is the Manager of Bidvest Wits. He was a Player during his younger years and featured many clubs including Hellenic where he was the Right-back. He was born on the 11th of July 1964, in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. He also featured for a long time as Right Back for the South African National Football Team.
Gavin Hunt has proven himself an astute tactician; his biggest managerial highlight came at SuperSport United, where he won three consecutive Premier Soccer League titles from 2007- 2008 to 2009- 2010.
8. Steve Barker – Salary: R300,000 – R350,000
- Club: Stellenbosch FC
Steven Robert Barker is the manager of Stellenbosch FC in the South African Premier Division. He was born on 23 December 1967, in Maseru, Lesotho. During his playing days, Barker played club football for Wits University and SuperSport United. His uncle Clive Barker was also a player and coach.
Steve Barker is a South African former football (soccer) player. He was formerly in charge of the University of Pretoria, and he also coached AmaZulu.
9. Roger De Sá – Salary: R250,000
- Club: Platinum Stars
Rogério Paulo Cesar de Sá is the Manager of Platinum Stars in the South African Premier Soccer League. During his playing days, he was a Goalkeeper. He was also a goalkeeper for the South Africa National Football Team. His parents were Portuguese settlers who settled in Mozambique, but then again they had to flee from Mozambique, again to South Africa.
During his playing days, he played for Mamelodi Sundowns and Moroka Swallows. His father was a goalkeeper back in the day and played for Sporting Lisbon. Before linking up with Platinum Stars, he has managed several teams including Orlando Pirates, Ajax Cape Town, and Maritzburg United.
10. Gordon Igesund
- Club: Highlands Park
Gordon Igesund was most recently the manager of Highlands Park in the Premier Soccer League and one of the highest-paid coaches in PSL. He was born on 22 July 1956. During his playing days, he was a striker. He played for Durban City, Durban United, Highlands Park, GAK, Admira Wacker, Durban Leeds United, Witbank Aces, as well as Durban Bush Bucks, Amazulu, D’Alberton Callies. He also played for South Africa.
As a coach he has been in charge of African Wanderers, Manning Rangers, Orlando Pirates, Santos Cape Town, Ajax Cape Town, Mamelodi Sundowns, Maritzburg United, SuperSport United, Free State Stars, Moroka Swallows, South Africa, and Highlands Park
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Conclusion:
The football scene in South Africa is very competitive. Teams want coaches who can win laurels and they are willing to pay a high premium for their services. This has brought about a situation whereby it costs a lot of money to attract a SA coach away from the South African Premier Soccer League. In fact, it is easier for coaches from Europe to end up in South Africa. That’s all on the highest-paid Coaches in South Africa.