| Zvenyika Makonese | |
| Fullname: | Zvenyika Makonese |
| Birth Date: | 1977 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chiredzi, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) |
| Position: | Central defender |
| Years1: | 2001–2004 |
| Years2: | 2004–2009 |
| Years3: | 2009–2011 |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Clubs1: | Shabanie Mine |
| Clubs3: | Orlando Pirates |
| Clubs4: | Shabanie Mine |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Caps2: | 97 |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals1: | ? |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2003–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Zimbabwe |
| Nationalcaps1: | 30 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 19 May 2009 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 May 2009 |
Zvenyika Makonese (born 7 July 1977 in Chiredzi) is a Zimbabwean footballer. He joined Cape Town-based Santos in 2004 from Zimbabwean club Shabanie Mine. He plays as a defender and was selected for the 2006 African Cup of Nations.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4595204.stm
It was reported that he was set to join Stoke City at the end of the 2006–07 season after impressing in a trial at the club, despite interest from Wigan Athletic and several French clubs.http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=450608&CPID=8&clid=111&lid=4&title=Stoke+to+land+Big+Mak However, no such move transpired. He also had an unsuccessful trial at Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes.
On 2 August 2011 Makonese marked his return to the domestic Premiership yesterday when he signed a deal to join Shabanie Mine.http://allafrica.com/stories/201108021189.html.
He was signed with Black-Leopards in Petersburg, but was unable to play in the PSL because of a lack of documents December 2011 to March 2012.