Energy “Gokwe” Murambadoro who is now a goalkeepers’ coach at Chicken Inn Football Club, is one of the most talented footballers to have played for CAPS United Football Club and the Zimbabwe National Soccer Team, the Warriors.
Murambadoro was born on June 27, 1982, and his football career started at young age in the rural areas, Gokwe, before he made a move to Harare giants CAPS United.
It was at CAPS United that Murambadoro went through some of the key highlights of his illustrious football career chief among them being crowned Soccer Star of the Year and winning the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League two consecutive times under the guidance of Charles Mhlauri.
Brief facts:
Born Energy Murambadoro
June 27, 1982
Gokwe
Nationality Zimbabwe
Other names Gokwe
Occupation
Goalkeepers Coach
Employer Chicken Inn Football Club
Known for Playing for the Zimbabwe National Soccer Team
Spouse(s) Karen
Children Tanatswa, Donell-Henri.
Energy “Gokwe” Murambadoro is the goalkeepers’ coach at Chicken Inn Football Club.
He is one of the most talented goalkeepers to have played for CAPS United Football Club and the Zimbabwe National Soccer Team
Background
Energy Murambadoro was born June 27, 1982, in Gokwe.
Football career
Murambadoro started his career while playing in Gokwe before making a move to Harare giants CAPS.
It was at Makepekepe that Murambadoro went through some of the major highlights of his career chief among them being crowned Soccer Star of the Year and winning the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League two consecutive times under the guidance of Charles Mhlauri.
After a successful stint with the Green Machine, Murambadoro made a move to the South African league where he joined Hellenic.
The player also featured for an Israeli team called Club Bnei Sakhnim but the player did not last a season.
During his short stint with Bnei Sakhnin in 2005 he had the chance to play in the UEFA Champions League.
Murambadoro retraced his footsteps to Makepekepe but would only spend six months with the club before joining Benoni United.
In almost theatrical fashion, Murambadoro left the club barely six months into his contract and rejoined Caps for a second time.
After rejoining CAPS, the goalminder went back to South Africa again where he joined Bidvest Wits Football Club before being loaned to Mpumalanga Black Aces during the 2009 to 2010 season.
Murambadoro joined AmaZulu in February 2015 replacing Tapuwa Kapini. In 2019 he announced his retirement from a football career that spanned over 16 years.
Murambadoro told his last club AmaZulu’s website on 15 May 2019 that he was quitting football as a player so that he could focus on a different career challenge.
Coaching
In 2020 there were reports that Energy Murambadoro had returned to the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League as Chicken Inn Football Club goalkeeper’s coach.
In 2021, he was appointed as interim national team goalkeepers’ coach for the remaining 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ghana, Ethiopia, and South Africa.
He was selected by the then Warriors interim head coach Norman Mapeza, who had replaced axed Croatian Zdravko Logarušic.