BULAWAYO – Highlanders on Wednesday named Mark Harrison as their new coach after the 59-year-old agreed a two-year deal with the Bulawayo club.
Englishman Harrison replaces Dutchman Pieter de Jongh who quit at the end of last season to take over at FC Platinum.
Highlanders chairman Kenneth Mlophe said the appointment was subject to a work permit.
“Considering our philosophy as a club and his style of football, he emerged as the best institutional fit to take up the huge responsibility. He will work with the existing club technical structures and general staff, which includes juniors, developmental team and first team coaches,” Mhlophe said.
Harrison kept goals for Southampton as a player and ended his playing career at Hellenic in South Africa in 1989.
He was appointed coach of Stafford Rangers in the United Kingdom in 1994, kick-starting a coaching career that has seen him take charge of the Bangladesh national team and stints at South African clubs Mpumalanga Black Aces, African Warriors, Bay Stars, Chippa United and Golden Arrows.
The much-travelled Harrison also coached Township Rollers in Botswana for two years before spells as CAPS United and Harare City coach in Zimbabwe. He quit United after just four months in charge over non-payment of his salary.
Harrison is the third Briton to coach Highlanders after Bobby Clark and the highly-successful Eddie May.
