Gavin Hunt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin John Hunt | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stellenbosch F.C. (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rygersdal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1994 | Hellenic | 302 | (6) |
| 1993 | Cape Town Spurs (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 313 | (6) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Seven Stars | ||
| 1998–2001 | Hellenic | ||
| 2001–2002 | Black Leopards | ||
| 2002–2007 | Moroka Swallows | ||
| 2007–2013 | SuperSport United | ||
| 2013–2020 | Bidvest Wits | ||
| 2020–2021 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 2021 | Chippa United[1] | ||
| 2022–2025 | SuperSport United | ||
| 2025 | Durban City[2] | ||
| 2026– | Stellenbosch FC[3] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gavin John Hunt (born 11 July 1964) is a South African former football (soccer) player and coach who is the current manager of Stellenbosch.
A nuggety right-back, Hunt spent almost his entire playing career with Hellenic. However, his retirement came soon because of an achilles tendon injury and went straight into coaching.
Managerial career
[edit]Hunt's greatest success came at SuperSport United, where he won three consecutive PSL championships from 2007-08 to 2009-10.
He previously managed Seven Stars, Hellenic FC, Black Leopards and Moroka Swallows.[4]
On 28 May 2021 Kaizer Chiefs released him from his contract after a string of poor results with the club.[5]
He managed newly promoted side Durban City in the first half of the 2025/26 season.[6][7]
He was announched as the Stellenbosch coach after the departure of Steve Barker in December 2025.[8]
Honours
[edit]- Premiership: 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10
- Nedbank Cup: 2011-12
- Premiership: 2016-17
- MTN 8: 2016
- Telkom Knockout: 2017
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hunt bounces back at Chippa". SuperSport. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ↑ Dube, Mthokozisi (3 December 2025). "What led to Gavin Hunt's abrupt Durban City departure". Farpost. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ "Gavin Hunt happy to join 'forward-thinking' Stellenbosch". TimesLIVE. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ↑ "Technical Team". Supersport United. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ↑ "Kaizer Chiefs part ways with Gavin Hunt". Kick Off. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ "Debut for new Durban City coach". SuperSport. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ Msomi, Smiso (1 December 2025). "Durban City FC and Gavin Hunt split by mutual agreement". The Star. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "After 'fortunate' first win as Stellenbosch coach Gavin Hunt issues regarding new signings from Mamelodi Sundowns | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- South African soccer managers
- South African men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Cape Town
- South African people of British descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Hellenic F.C. players
- SuperSport United F.C. managers
- Moroka Swallows F.C. managers
- Bidvest Wits F.C. managers
- 20th-century South African sportsmen
