Grobbelaar had a distinguished club career in England

Officials said Grobbelaar's sacking follows the club's poor start to the season, winning just one of their six matches.

The dismissal ends Grobbelaar's brief return to the game with the Durban-based club, who hired him in July.

The former Liverpool goalkeeper, once known as the 'Clown Prince' of English football for his eccentric antics, was hired on a two-year contract.

Rangers lost four of their opening six matches and have just four points, languishing in 14th place in the 16-team league.

The Zimbabwe international has worked at four different South African clubs in his managerial career but was out of the game for the last two years working on an anti-malaria programme in southern Africa.

Grobbelaar won six first division championships and three FA Cups in his playing career with English club Liverpool.

He was also the first African international to win the European Cup (now Champions League) in 1984.

He is the second coach of a South African side to lose his job this season, just two months into the new campaign.

Meanwhile, SuperSport United won South Africa's Super Eight Cup on Saturday with a 1-0 win over favourites Kaizer Chiefs in Durban.

A penalty three minutes into the second half converted by Welsh-born fullback Philip Evans handed the Pretoria club their first trophy in South African football.