Brett Evans

For the Australian rules footballer, see Brett Evans (Australian footballer).
Brett Evans
Personal information
Full name Brett Lund Evans
Date of birth (1982-03-08) 8 March 1982
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left Back
Youth career
Mighty Pa
Maritzburg City
School of Excellence
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2012 Ajax Cape Town 311 (19)
National team
2002–2008 South Africa 10 (0)
Teams managed
2015– Point Loma Nazarene University

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Brett Evans (born 8 March 1982 in Johannesburg, Gauteng) is a South African footballer who played for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town. Evans was a founding member of Ajax Cape Town and played for Ajax for the whole of his 13-year career. Brett Evans is currently the head coach for boys youth at Albion SC as well as assistant coach at Point Loma Nazarene University.

Ajax Cape Town

Evans was a founding member of Ajax Cape Town making his debut in 1999. He played for Ajax for the whole of his 13-year career and has 311 starts which is a club record.[1] In 2012, Evans went on trial with Major Soccer League club Portland Timbers and played in a 2–0 win over Seattle Sounders in a reserve team match.[2] Evans suffered knee and groin injuries[3] and left Ajax in 2012 on expiration of his contract.[4]

International Career

He is one of the few South African player[5] s to have played for all the national teams and was also part of South Africa's squad at the 2008 African Cup of Nations. He has ten full international caps.

Coaching Career

While playing left back at Ajax CT, Evans was assistant coach for the youth u12 team, from 2010-2012. He is currently head coach at Albion SC and assistant coach at Point Loma Nazarene University.

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