Shane McGregor

Shane McGregor
Personal information
Full name Roy Shane McGregor
Date of birth (1963-12-05) 5 December 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Robertsham Callies
Air Force Team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 Grinaker Rangers 73 (54)
1987–1994 Kaizer Chiefs 114 (64)
1994–1995 Pretoria City 34 (12)
1994–1997 Supersport United 102 (39)
Total 328 (169)
International career‡
1992 South Africa 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2012

Shane McGregor (born 5 December 1963)[1] is a retired South African football player who played professionally for Grinaker Rangers, Kaizer Chiefs, Pretoria City F.C. and Supersport United. He scored over 20 goals four times in a season in 1986, 1987, 1991 and 1992.[2]

Grinaker Rangers

"Makentane" (Chains) turned professional at age 21 where he bought his first car, Ford Escort 1600 earning R250 a month.[citation needed] He helped the "Black and Whites" win the 1986 1986 National Soccer League by scoring 27 goals in 39 matches.[1]

Kaizer Chiefs

1988 season

He was the NSL top goalscorer with 19 goals. He was voted 1989 Footballer of the Year and Players' Player of the Season.[1]

1990/1991 season

He scored 25 goals in 38 matches when they won the treble.[1]

1992 season

Fani Madida and Shane McGregor were both signed in 1987 and made their presence felt in 1992 where their deadly combination produced 54 goals. Madida with a record of 34 strikes in 42 and McGregor with 20 when they won the double.[1]

International career

At the age of 29 in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Zimbabwe, McGregor played his one and only international match due to an argument with coach Stanley Tshabalala about his demands, and style of play, which led to a fallout with his international career.[3]

Pretoria City

Pretoria City (now Supersport United) was McGregor's last club where he retired at the age of 34.[1]

Style of play

Kickoff website described MacGregor as a player that did "good work off the ball, he could get into the area, find space and do damage".[2]

After retirement

Coaching career

He was made general manager at Supersport United after being a player-coach. He has worked as assistant coach at Mamelodi Sundowns, he was also caretaker coach for seven matches after the departure of Ted Dumitru. He lost the BP Top 8 final and was heavily criticised. He was fired by Anastasia Tsichlas who owned the club before Patrice Motsepe.[4]

Television

Supersport United, which is owned by a group of television channels (Supersport), gave McGregor a job at TellyTrack giving betting tips in different sport codes.[citation needed]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Blue Ribbon – Shane 'Baba Shane' MacGregor | Soccer Laduma". Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "The 10 best white South African players".
  3. ^ Nchabeleng, Mcelwa. "Legends Corner: Shane McGregor – bad boy not so bad". Sowetan LIVE. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ Mcelwa Nchabeleng. "Legends Corner: Shane McGregor – bad boy not so bad". Sowetan LIVE.