South African legendary coach Pitso Mosimane, who is without a club after parting ways with Al Wahda, has had a common theme throughout his career, which could lead to his next project.
Mosimane's reign as a coach, throughout all his managerial career, has been characterised by being entrusted with the job of reviving teams who have lost their glory or are underachieving.
In his first post as a head coach at former club SuperSport United, they had not won a trophy in five years before Mosimane helped them win the SAA Supa8 in 2004, after beating Kaizer Chiefs in the final.
Matsatsantsa were not competing for league titles before Pitso came and had not finished above seventh place on the log before they finished second in the 2001/02 season under Mosimane in his first season.
Mosimane immediately transformed the side as they finished second again in the 2002/03 and came third in the 2003/04 campaign.
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After joining Sundowns, they had not won league title in seven years and no cup in six years since winning the Nedbank Cup in 2008 and Mosimane ended all that drought when he won the league title in the 2013/14 campaign.
Under the former Bafana Bafana coach, the Brazilians went on to win a further four league titles in the 2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons.
The Tshwane giants also clinched the Nedbank Cup twice (in the 2014/15 and 2019/20 seasons), Carling Knockout twice (in 2015 and 2019, previously Telkom Knockout), and the MTN8 once in 2016, under Mosimane.
Mosimane also led Masandawana to their first and only CAF Champions League title in 2016.
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At Al Ahly, they had not won a CAF Champions League title in seven years before he helped them win it again in the 2019/20 campaign (although he joined them in the semi-finals).
Mosimane guided the Red Devils to a second consecutive CAF Champions League title.
The Egyptian giants had also not won a FIFA Club World Cup bronze medal since winning it for the first time in 2006 before Mosimane delivered the third place finishes in two successive years, in 2020 and 2021.
Going on, Al Ahli Saudi had not won a trophy in seven years before Mosimane won the Yelo League (although it was second division and promotion to the Pro League)
The serial-winning coach's stay at Al Wahda, however, did not last long but the United Arab Emirates side has not won a league title in 13 years and Mosimane was viewed as an ideal candidate to change their fortunes.
The Kagiso-born coach was in charge of ten games at Al Wahda and left with a win rate of 60% after he won six of those matches and lost four.
