Jimmy Ndayizeye | |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1976 |
Birth Place: | Ngozi, Burundi |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1995–2000 |
Clubs1: | Prince Louis |
Years2: | 2001 |
Clubs2: | Atlético Olympic |
Years3: | 2002 |
Clubs3: | Prince Louis |
Years4: | 2003–2006 |
Clubs4: | Kiyovu Sports |
Nationalyears1: | 2002–2004 |
Nationalteam1: | Burundi |
Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2008–2014 |
Managerclubs1: | Académie Tchité |
Manageryears2: | 2016–2018 |
Managerclubs2: | Espoir |
Managerclubs3: | Le Messager |
Manageryears4: | 2020–2022 |
Managerclubs4: | Burundi |
Jimmy Ndayizeye (born 23 December 1976) is a Burundian football manager and former player who last managed the Burundi national team.
Ndayizeye became his career at Burundian club Prince Louis, before signing for Atlético Olympic in 2001, before returning to Prince Louis in 2002. In 2003, Ndayizeye signed for Rwandan club Kiyovu Sports, playing for the club for four seasons, before retiring in 2006.
Ndayizeye made ten caps for the Burundi national team, making his debut on 13 October 2002 in a 2–0 loss against South Africa.
In 2008, Ndayizeye was appointed manager of Académie Tchité. Ndayizeye stayed with the club for six years, winning the 2013 Burundian Cup with Académie Tchité.[1] In August 2016, Rwandan club Espoir hired Ndayizeye.[2] On 22 March 2018, Ndayizeye was sacked as manager of Espoir.[3]
In 2020, after a spell with Burundian club Le Messager, Ndayizeye was appointed manager of Burundi.[4]