Morgan Gould

Morgan Gould of Sekhukhune United warming up during the GladAfrica Championship 2020/21 match between Sekhukhune Utd and Cape Town All Stars at Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa, on 03 April 2021 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

SA football great Morgan Gould hangs up his boots

South African football legend Morgan Gould has decided to call time on his career after 20 years of professional football.

Morgan Gould

Morgan Gould of Sekhukhune United warming up during the GladAfrica Championship 2020/21 match between Sekhukhune Utd and Cape Town All Stars at Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa, on 03 April 2021 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

South African football legend Morgan Gould has decided to call time on his career after 20 years of professional football.

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The 38-year-old defender made his name at Jomo Cosmos before being signed by SuperSport United.

All told, Morgan Gould played 178 matches for Matsatsantsa over two spells and also represented Kaizer Chiefs on 66 occasions.

Last season Gould played for Stellenbosch FC, but was released at the end of their campaign.

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Despite being signed by newcomers Sekhukhune United, Gould said he feels it is the right time to hang up his boots.

He is set to become the assistant coach of the club’s DStv Diski Challenge side.

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Morgan Gould told FARPost: “There comes a time in every career where you need to grow and I felt the time was right for me to grow.

“Fortunately, I got an opportunity to grow within the system, which I am very excited about to take, not just myself forward but the team forward.

“If we look at what we did (promotion) it’s history that we made and what better way than to hand the baton over to people who are eager to take the team and institution forward. So definitely exciting times ahead.

“I have not retired from football, I have walked off the field and stepped onto the side of the field,” Gould concluded.

Morgan Gould also has 30 Bafana Bafana caps to his name and a single goal for his country.