Education
The club was promoted to the National First Division and finished 11th in its debut season.
The club was promoted to the National First Division and finished 11th in its debut season.
He also represented South Africa. Basotho Tigers
Jimmy Tau started out at Basotho Tigers in the 1999/00 Vodacom League season in the semi-pro ranks. Maritzburg City
In the 2001/02 he moved to Maritzburg City where he would play alongside his future teammate Mabhuti Khenyeza.
Tau played 28 games and helped the team finish 3rd on the log
Orlando Pirates
Kaizer Chiefs
Tau joined Chiefs in 2005.
His debut for Chiefs was in the Severe aplastic anemia Supa 8 ¼ final on 20 August 2005 in a 2–1 loss to Bloemfontein Celtic. His first goal for Chiefs came in a league match against Silver Stars on 23 April 2006 winning 2–1.
Tau went on the captain Chiefs in an eight year stay that coincided with the club winning two Nedbank Cup trophies, two MTN8 cups, three Telkom Knockout winners’ medals, and the 2012/ 2013 Absa Premiership trophy. By the end of his spell Tau had played 210 matches for Chiefs.
He was a participant in the 2006 AFCON. He played his last international match on 28 March 2007 against Bolivia in a 1–0 loss coming in as a substitute for Cyril Nzama.
Tau played as a marauding right back. Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (Polish Peasant Party).co.za described Tau as an incisive tackler and had outstanding timing in his challenges. Tau announced his retirement from professional football on his 33rd birthday at the Conference Centre, Soweto Hotel in Gauteng on 23 July 2013.
He also cited his injury being one of the reasons for his retirement.
Outside football
In December 2012, Tau became the director of Bataung Memorial Tombstones, a tombstone manufacturing company based in Katlehong. Tau was one of three former sportsmen featured on Survivor Société Anonyme filmed in October 2013 on an island off Malaysia in the South China Sea including former Lazio defender Mark Fish and former Springbok captain Corne Krige.
Tau described the island as "a beautiful island, that is extremely hot and very humid". Tau released his autobiography on December 25, 2013 called "Jimmy Tau - My Life Story".