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Vincent Phaladi Kobola (born 8 January 1985 in Polokwane, Limpopo) is a retired South African football player who played as a defender. He is currently the manager of Baroka.

Vincent Kobola

Personal information
Full name	Vincent Phaladi Kobola
Date of birth	(1985-01-08) 8 January 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth	Polokwane, South Africa
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Baroka (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Moroka Swallows	34	(1)
2011	Jomo Cosmos	13	(0)
2012	Moroka Swallows	1	(0)
2012–2013	University of Pretoria	6	(0)
2013–2016	Mpumalanga Black Aces	42	(0)
2016–2018	Cape Town City	18	(0)
Teams managed
2018	Chippa United (assistant)
2019–2020	Maritzburg United (assistant)
2021–2022	Baroka (assistant)
2022–	Baroka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

He is a seasoned PSL player, having played local, top flight football for Moroka Swallows, Jomo Cosmos, University of Pretoria and Mpumalanga Black Aces.[1]

Coaching career

Kobola decided to hang up his boots at the end of the 2017/18 season. On 25 August 2018, Kobola was appointed as the assistant manager of Eric Tinkler at Chippa United.[2] In the beginning of December 2018, Tinkler was fired. A few days later, Kobola also left the club.[3]

On 30 January 2019, Eric Tinkler became the manager of Maritzburg United, and once again, he recruited Kobola as his assistant manager.[4] He became assistant manager at Baroka, and four games before the end of the 2021–22 season he was promoted to manager. Baroka was relegated, but Kobola stayed on as manager.[5]

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