Norman Maroto
Norman Maroto | |
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Born | Norman Maroto July 11, 1983 Glen View Maternity Clinic |
Residence | Zimbabwe |
Nationality | Zimbabwean |
Education | Glen View 5 Primary School and Churchill High School |
Occupation |
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Employer | Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ) |
Norman Maroto was a Zimbabwean footballer who was born on 11 July 1983. He is a former Dynamos Football Club player as a striker.
He died on 28 June 2024.
Background
Maroto was born on 11 July 1983 in Harare. He was a very good athlete at Primary School level where he competed in the 100m and 200m categories and later settled for football.
Education
He did his secondary education at Churchill High School in Harare.[1]
Career
Maroto started his playing career at Dynamos Football Club where he played for the club's junior teams before breaking into the senior team in 2001. In 2002 he was part of the famous Kidznet team under the guidance of Moses Chunga. He established himself as a trusted gunman for the club until an emotional departure from the club in 2005 mid-season when he joined buymore and left Dynamos fighting relegation. He would later rejoin Dynamos but the coaches then overlooked him and he joined Moses Chunga at Gunners Football Club where he managed to lead them to a league title at the expense of Dynamos and scored one of the goals against Dynamos in a title decider match in 2009. Maroto went on to play for Motor Action and FC Platinum in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League.
National Team Caps
Maroto has three caps for the Zimbabwe national team.
Teams Played For
- Dynamos Football Club
- Buymore Football Club
- Gunners Football Club
- Motor Action Football Club
- FC Platinum
- Chiredzi Football Club