# Cavin Johnson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cavin_Johnson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cavin_Johnson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavin_Johnson > Source revision: 1339059643 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|South African soccer coach (born 1958)}} {{Use South African English|date=September 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Cavin Johnson | image = | fullname = Cavin Dennis Johnson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|11|11}} | birth_place = [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) | death_date = | height = | position = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = | clubs1 = | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = | clubs2 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs1 = [Platinum Stars](/source/Platinum_Stars) | manageryears2 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs2 = [SuperSport United](/source/SuperSport_United) | manageryears3 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs3 = [Platinum Stars](/source/Platinum_Stars) | manageryears4 = 2017–2019 | managerclubs4 = [AmaZulu](/source/AmaZulu_F.C.) | manageryears5 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs5 = [Black Leopards](/source/Black_Leopards_F.C.) | manageryears6 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs6 = [Kaizer Chiefs](/source/Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.) }} '''Cavin Dennis Johnson''' (born 11 November 1958)Kickoff PSL Yearbook 2012/2013, p. 40 is a South African [soccer](/source/Association_football) coach who most recently worked as an interim coach at [Kaizer Chiefs](/source/Kaizer_Chiefs) in the [DStv Premiership](/source/DStv_Premiership). Johnson has previously managed South African clubs [Platinum Stars](/source/Platinum_Stars_F.C.) (twice), [SuperSport United](/source/SuperSport_United_F.C.), [AmaZulu](/source/AmaZulu_F.C.) and [Black Leopards](/source/Black_Leopards_F.C.) in the [Premier Soccer League](/source/Premier_Soccer_League). == Coaching career == Johnson is one of many coaches that came under the tutelage of [Ted Dumitru](/source/Ted_Dumitru). Before accepting the head coaching role at [Platinum Stars](/source/Platinum_Stars) in 2012, Johnson mainly worked as youth and assistant coach for various clubs in South Africa among them assistant coach and later head of youth development at [Ajax Cape Town](/source/Ajax_Cape_Town), [Mamelodi Sundowns](/source/Mamelodi_Sundowns) and most recently [Platinum Stars](/source/Platinum_Stars). In his first season as head coach he led Stars to a 2nd-place finish in the PSL and subsequently joined [SuperSport United](/source/SuperSport_United) to replace the outgoing [Gavin Hunt](/source/Gavin_Hunt). Johnson managed [SuperSport](/source/SuperSport_Park) between 2013 and 2014 for 39 matches, achieving 1.36 points per game. After being sacked by SuperSport he returned to [Platinum Stars](/source/Platinum_Stars_F.C.) in March 2015,{{Cite web|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2015/03/31/Cavin-Johnson-re-appointed-as-Platinum-Stars-coach1|title=Cavin Johnson re-appointed as Platinum Stars coach|last=LIVE|first=Times|website=Times LIVE|access-date=10 January 2017}} guiding the club to third place in the league in the 2015–16 season. After a ninth-placed finish in 2016–17, Johnson left Platinum Stars when the club decided not to renew his contract.{{cite news|title=Platinum Stars part ways with Johnson|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/platinum-stars/story/3138925/platinum-stars-part-ways-with-cavin-johnson|accessdate=11 July 2017|work=ESPN|date=5 June 2017}} On 8 August 2017, he was appointed as the head coach of newly-promoted AmaZulu in the Premier Soccer League - succeeding Joey Antipas.{{Cite news|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/77883/amazulu-part-ways-with-joey-antipas-appoint-cavin-johnson-as-head-coach|title=AmaZulu part ways with Joey Antipas, appoint Cavin Johnson as head coach|last=www.realnet.co.uk|work=Kick Off|access-date=2 December 2017|language=en-gb}} He was fired by AmaZulu in August 2019, after a poor start to the Club's 2019/20 season, accumulating 2 points from 15 (first 5 games), and not having won a game since April 2019. Following the resignation of [Luc Eymael](/source/Luc_Eymael) from [Black Leopards](/source/Black_Leopards_F.C.) on 27 December 2019,{{Cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/phakaaathi/south-africa-soccer-phakaaathi-phakaaathi/2222744/eymael-leaves-black-leopards/|title=Eymael leaves Black Leopards|first=Phakaaathi|last=Reporter}} Johnson was named as the new Black Leopards mentor on 29 December 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2019-12-29-black-leopards-hire-cavin-johnson-as-new-head-coach/|title=Black Leopards hire Cavin Johnson as new head coach|website=TimesLIVE}} On 27 January 2020, after being in charge of Leopards for only 5 matches, Johnson was suspended from his duties as head coach - this due to a string of poor performances (four losses and one draw). On 31 January 2020 it was announced that Johnson had officially parted ways with Black Leopards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/south-africa/cavin-johnson-officially-available-for-third-club-this-season/672248|title=Cavin Johnson Officially Available For Third Club This Season|date=31 January 2020|website=Soccer Laduma}} He holds a SAFA Level III Pro Licence, Dutch FA (KNVB) certificate, Brazil FA Advanced Course certificate and his preferred formation is 4-4-2. In 1994, Johnson discovered [Steven Pienaar](/source/Steven_Pienaar) and later brought him to the School of Excellence where Johnson worked as youth coach at the time. Both hail from Westbury in Johannesburg.{{cite news|last1=Tlou|first1=Clyde|title=Emotional Pienaar thanks Cavin|url=https://www.supersport.com/football/news/140417/Emotional_Pienaar_thanks_Cavin|accessdate=11 July 2017|work=SuperSport|date=17 April 2014}} In October 2020, he became an assistant coach to [Pitso Mosimane](/source/Pitso_Mosimane) at Egyptian club [Al Ahly](/source/Al_Ahly_SC).{{cite web |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2020/10/05/cavin-johnson-al-ahly-assistant-coach/ |title=OFFICIAL: Cavin Johnson joins Al Ahly as assistant coach |website=kingfut.com |date=5 October 2020}} In October 2023, he was appointed interim coach of [Kaizer Chiefs](/source/Kaizer_Chiefs_F.C.){{Cite web |title=Johnson thanks Kaizer Motaung while preparing for test against Golden Arrows |url=https://sportsbrief.com/football/51572-cavin-johnson-interim-kaizer-chiefs-coach-speaks-honour-leading-amakhosi/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=sportsbrief.com |language=en |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026185533/https://sportsbrief.com/football/51572-cavin-johnson-interim-kaizer-chiefs-coach-speaks-honour-leading-amakhosi/ |url-status=dead }} He left in July 2024 after leading Chiefs to tenth in the [2023–24 Premiership](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_South_African_Premier_Division), their lowest ever finish in the [PSL](/source/Premier_Soccer_League) era.{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/kaizer-chiefs-has-decided-to-let-go-of-cavin-johnson-who-served-as-an-interim-coach-last-season/ar-BB1pdOYV |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.msn.com}} == Personal life == Johnson is married, with three children. Johnson suffered a heart attack on 31 January 2020, spending two nights in hospital under observation.{{cite news | url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/soccer/2020-02-03-cavin-johnson-ok-after-heart-attack/ | title=Cavin Johnson 'OK' after heart attack|first=Bongani|last=Magasela|date=3 February 2020|publisher=Sowetan Live|accessdate=6 September 2020}} ==Honours== ===Club Honours=== * [Premier Soccer League](/source/Premier_Soccer_League): ** Runner-up: 2012–13 (with [Platinum Stars F.C.](/source/Platinum_Stars_F.C.)) *The Msunduzi Cup: ** Winner: 2019 (with [AmaZulu F.C.](/source/AmaZulu_F.C.)){{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/south-africa/the-msunduzi-cup-went-to-amazulu-this-weekend/659554|title=The Msunduzi Cup Went To AmaZulu This Weekend|date=21 July 2019|website=Soccer Laduma}} * Kwa-Zulu Natal Premiers Cup: ** Winner: 2018 (with [AmaZulu F.C.](/source/AmaZulu_F.C.)){{Cite web|url=https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/south-africa-news/categories/news/news/kwazulu-natal-premiers-cup-match-report-/591393|title=KwaZulu-Natal Premiers Cup match report AmaZulu v Richards Bay FC 29 July 2018|date=30 July 2018|website=Kick Off}} ===Personal Honours=== *[South African Premier Division](/source/South_African_Premier_Division) Coach of the Month: September/October 2015;{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/south-africa/cavin-johnson-is-the-psl-s-best-coach-for-the-month/220667|title=Cavin Johnson Is The PSL’s Best Coach For The Month|date=2 November 2015|website=Soccer Laduma}} November/December 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/amazulu-double-as-johnson-tade-named-coach-and-player-of-the-month-18573643|title=AmaZulu 'double' as Johnson, Tade named Coach and Player of the Month|website=www.iol.co.za}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Kaizer Chiefs F.C. managers}} {{SuperSport United F.C. managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Cavin}} Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:South African soccer managers Category:Sportspeople from Johannesburg Category:Platinum Stars F.C. managers Category:SuperSport United F.C. managers Category:AmaZulu F.C. managers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cavin Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavin_Johnson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavin_Johnson?action=history)). 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