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Two sides to Schillo: Why South Africa legend Steven Pienaar will make a good coach

Former Everton and South Africa winger Steven Pienaar, one of the country's most successful exports to Europe, has made a move into coaching, which former team-mates and coaches feel is the perfect job for 'Schillo'.

Pienaar's stable temperament, his ability to remain competitive yet calm under pressure, is the trait everyone ESPN spoke to touted as the reason he'd be a great mentor, after gaining his UEFA A Diploma via the Irish Football Association in mid-September.

He is reportedly aiming to obtain his UEFA Pro License, which would put him on the same level as fellow Bafana Bafana legend and now former Cape Town City coach Benni McCarthy.