- Vincent Chileshe is a Zambian coach and former goalkeeper
- He was crowned Zambian player of the year in 1977 at the age of 20, the first goalkeeper to achieve that feat, and was in goal for Zambia at CAN 1978
- Chileshe was born in Mporokoso in 1957 and was among three goalkeepers in the family
- His elder brother Richard played for Bancroft Blades (now called Konkola Blades) in the late 1960s while his younger brother Stephen was a reserve goalkeeper at Nchanga Rangers in the 1980s when Chileshe kept goal for the main team
- Besides playing for his school Ndelela Primary, Chileshe joined Kalala Amateur Football Club in 1969 at the age of twelve
- He was inspired to become a goalkeeper by Mufulira Wanderers goalkeeper Tolomeo “
Juva ” Mwansa and while listening to football commentaries, Chileshe would tell his friends that he also wanted to be a national team goalkeeper and to be heard on the radio - Kalala also served as a nursery for the Luanshya All Blacks Football Club which he joined three years later as a reserve goalkeeper
- In 1986, Chileshe was appointed player-coach at Zesco and won them the 1986 Division I title and promotion to the premier league and also led them to another BP Challenge Cup runners-up slot when they lost to Division I side Zanaco in 1987
- Chileshe gave up the City job after being offered the goalkeeping coach’s job for the Swaziland national team where he worked with Dodge Mahlahlela and Kinnah Phiri
- He was in Swaziland until 2002 when his contract expired and is currently coaching FAZ Division II side Young Green Eagles in Kafue
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