South African soccer player and coach

Allan Freese (born 7 July 1956) is a retired South African football (soccer) player and now coaches National First Division club Fee State Stars.

Freese was replaced as Highlands Park head coach by Gordon Igesund after five league games into the 2016/17 PSL season and redeployed into the club's development coaching. He acted as the club's Head of Development before he took up a role as Head Coach with Royal Eagles in the NFD, when their coach Kosta Papic had taken ill and needed to undergo an urgent surgery in his homeland. Freese took permanent charge of the team still in the NFD at the start of the 2017/18 season, but following a poor start to their campaign, separated with Royal Eagles after just four matches.

Once the respected mentor and coach became available his former club Highlands Park F.C roped him in as *istant coach to longtime friend Owen Da Gamafollowing their failed debut Premier Soccer League season. They led the club to successful promotion campaign where they broke numerous records in a swift return to Premier Soccer League. Together they led the club to unprecedented 7th position finish on the table in the 2018/19 season.

Freese joined AmaZulu as an *istant coach for the 2020/2021 season, this with the sale of his former club Highlands Park.

Freese who holds a level 3 SAFA coaching qualification coupled with a KNVB qualification is active as a Coaches Instructor for the national body SAFA. He is active in his local community of Eldorado Park *isting in technical matters and presentations to amateur clubs and coaches.

Contents

• 1 Honours
  • 1.1 Platinum Stars
  • 1.2 Highlands Park
• 2 References

Honours

Platinum Stars

• 2013 MTN8 winner
• 2013 Telkom KnoHckout winner

Highlands Park

2015/16 PSL Promotion Playoffs Champion

References