Introduction
Eric Tinkler (born 30 July 1970 in Roodepoort, Gauteng) is a South African football coach and former player, who is currently head coach of Cape Town City. He played for Wits in South Africa, Vitória de Setúbal and União de Tomar in Portugal, Cagliari in Italy and Barnsley in England where he appeared in the Premier League. He was part of the South Africa squad that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations.
Career
Club
Tinkler joined English Premier League side Barnsley from Italian side Cagliari on 30 June 1997 for £650,000.
Managerial
Tinkler was appointed as head coach of Orlando Pirates on 18 May 2015 for the 2015–16 season. Tinkler left Orlando Pirates to become the first head coach of Cape Town City club on 17 June 2016.
Career Statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 November 2001
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnsley | 1997–98 | Premier League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 29 | 2 | |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 30 | 3 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 99 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 10 | ||
International
| South Africa national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 1 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of 12 September 2016
Managerial
Information correct as of match played 15 May 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando Pirates | 18 May 2015 | 17 June 2016 | 50 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 50 | 48.00 | ||
| Cape Town City | 17 June 2016 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 66.67 |