“I am delighted to have been appointed as the Director of Football at AmaZulu Football Club,” said Dias.
“I am looking forward to the challenge of helping to build a successful and sustainable football program that is in line with the club’s ambitions.”
AmaZulu Football Club have officially appointed Pedro Dias as their new Director of Football. The 50-year-old Portuguese-born brings a wealth of experience from his past as a former professional player, coach, and director of football.
Club President, Sandile Zungu, expressed his delight at the appointment: “It is with absolute pleasure that we welcome Pedro to AmaZulu. After a series of interviews, we are sure that we have our own person. He has made Usuthu his assignment. He impressed us in the interviews. We just could not wait for him to land here and begin his role in assisting AmaZulu to develop the Usuthu way, and to see greater intervention between the development ranks and the senior team.”
Dias has already visited South African football academies in and around Pretoria, Rustenburg, and Johannesburg in 2015, and also had a two-week networking exercise at Platinum Stars, Ajax Cape Town, and Santos.
Speaking of his new position, Dias said: “I am delighted to have been appointed as the Director of Football at AmaZulu Football Club. I am looking forward to the challenge of helping to build a successful and sustainable football program that is in line with the club’s ambitions.”
With his wealth of experience and knowledge of the South African football system, Pedro Dais is expected to bring a new level of success to AmaZulu Football Club.
