Neil Robert Tovey OIS was born on 2 July 1962 and is a South African soccer coach and former player and brother of former footballer Mark Tovey.
16 Facts About Neil Tovey
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Neil Tovey holds the record for most appearances in the National Soccer League.
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Neil Tovey aspired to be a doctor before opting to play professional football.
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Neil Tovey's brother Mark who was a footballer used to give him football lessons.
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Neil Tovey was coached at junior level at Juventus Durban by Clive Barker.
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Neil Tovey made his professional debut for Durban City in 1981 and won the 1982 and 1983 NPSL titles under Clive Barker and played 176 league games.
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Neil Tovey stayed until 1989 and played 117 league games.
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Neil Tovey joined Chiefs in 1990 and took over captaincy from Howard Freese in 1992 wearing the number 9 jersey.
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Neil Tovey led Chiefs to cup victory scored two very important goals in the Rothmans Cup against QwaQwa Stars and Umtata Bush Bucks.
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Neil Tovey played 362 matches and scored 32 goals in all competitions.
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Neil Tovey played for South Africa national football team and won 52 caps without scoring.
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Neil Tovey coached Banyana Banyana to a COSAFA Cup win in 2002.
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On 27 June 2015 Neil Tovey became technical director of South Africa national football team.
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Neil Tovey's second daughter Jessica was a Miss Teen SA finalist in 2011 where Tyra Banks shared a picture of her on Instagram.
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On 23 February 2015, Neil Tovey was admitted to ICU after suffering from three heart attacks during a game of squash.
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Neil Tovey suffered a further heart attack in October 2016, and was admitted to hospital.