Frederick Kashimoto

Frederick Kashimoto (born 14 June 1957) is a Zambian coach and former footballer. A gifted midfielder who won several trophies with Mufulira Wanderers, he also represented Zambia in the 70s and 80s. Upon retirement, he coached several Zambian clubs including Wanderers.

Playing career Kashimoto was born in Mufulira where he started his soccer career at Mutende Community Centre with whom he won the Dunlop Cup organised by the Copperbelt Amateur Football Association. His performances attracted the Zambian top league champions Mufulira Wanderers who lured him to Shinde Stadium in 1977.

Due to the stiff competition in Wanderers’ midfield, Kashimoto was loaned to the Butondo Western Tigers that same year where he impressed and was quickly recalled by Wanderers and he formed a midfield partnership with Zambian international Evans Katebe. He also featured at that year's CECAFA Cup where Zambia were knocked out in the first round.

His last game for Zambia came against Ghana on 31 January 1988 in Accra when Zambia qualified to the Seoul Olympic Games despite losing 1–0, sailing through on a 2–1 aggregate.

Coaching career After retirement, Kashimoto joined Mufulira Blackpool as assistant coach to former Wanderers teammate Michael Kapembwa and the duo helped the council-sponsored team win promotion back to the Zambia Super League after an absence of 20 years. This prompted Wanderers to call on his services as assistant coach to Ashols Melu. Together with George Lwandamina as the other assistant coach, the Wanderers technical bench brought back the Premier League trophy to Mufulira when they won back to back titles in 1995–96. The team also won the BP Top Eight Cup in 1994, 1996 and 1997, as well as the Mosi Cup in 1995.

He left Wanderers in 1999 and later handled Division I team and Muchindu Eagles of Mufulira. He returned to Wanderers in 2001 but sponsorship problems saw the giants of Zambian football being relegated in 2002 after which he coached Division I sides Prison Leopards of Kabwe and City of Lusaka. When he left City, he coached the U-17 national team and the national women's team.

Kashimoto then formed an academy for youngsters in Mufulira which he named after himself. With Wanderers struggling in Division I, his services were called upon again and he served in an advisory role to coach Emmanuel Nthala until October 2013 when both he and Nthala were fired with Wanderers facing relegation in 13th position on the log, with 24 points from 26 matches.

Family life Kashimoto has six children with his wife Loveness of which only the first born Frederick Jr. plays football.

Honours Zambian League Championship: 1978 Castle Cup/Independence Cup/Mosi Cup): 1988 Zambian Challenge Cup (Shell Challenge Cup/BP Challenge Cup/ BP Top Eight Cup): 1984, 1986, Heinrich Cup/Chibuku Cup/Heroes and Unity Cup: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991 Champion of Champions Cup: 1978, 1985, 1988, 1992