Fadlu Davids
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Fadlu Davids in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fadluraghman Davids | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raja CA (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Ajax Cape Town | ||
| 1997–1998 | Saxon Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Mother City | ||
| 2000–2001 | Chernomorets Burgas | ||
| 2001–2003 | Manning Rangers | ||
| 2003–2004 | Avendale Athletico | ||
| 2004–2005 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2005–2006 | Silver Stars | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Maritzburg United | 85 | (18) |
| Total | 91+ | (18+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | South Africa U17 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Maritzburg United (assistant coach) | ||
| 2014 | Bloemfontein Celtic (assistant coach) | ||
| 2015 | Chippa United (assistant coach) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Maritzburg United (assistant coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Maritzburg United | ||
| 2019–2022 | Orlando Pirates (assistant coach) | ||
| 2022 | FC Lokomotiv Moscow (assistant coach) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Maritzburg United | ||
| 2023–2024 | Raja CA (assistant coach) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Simba S.C. | ||
| 2025– | Raja CA | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fadluraghman "Fadlu" Davids (born 21 May 1981 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football manager and former player. He is the currently head coach of Botola club Raja CA.
He spent much of his playing career in the South Africa, most notably with Maritzburg United, where he led them to a National First Division title. After retiring, Davids began his coaching career with Maritzburg as an assistant. In 2017, he was appointed as head coach and let them to their highest ever Premier Soccer League finish and a domestic cup final. Davids went on to serve as assistant coach at Orlando Pirates before heading to Lokomotiv Moscow.
In 2024, he was Josef Zinnbauer's assistant when Raja CA achieved the invincible domestic double, before heading to Tanzania to take charge of Simba SC where he led them to the CAF Confederation Cup final. In 2025, he returned to Raja CA as head coach.