Brian Baloyi
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian Bafana Baloyi | ||
Date of birth | 16 March 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Alexandra, South Africa | ||
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Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Alexandra United | |||
Longhorn FC | |||
Wits University | |||
Highlands Park | |||
Balfour Park | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–2004 | Kaizer Chiefs | 338 | (0) |
2004–2010 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 75 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1993–1994 | South Africa U-20 | 5 | (0) |
1995–1997 | South Africa U-23 | 9 | (0) |
1997–2009 | South Africa | 24 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2011 |
Brian Baloyi (born 16 March 1974[1] in Alexandra, Gauteng) is a retired South African football (soccer) goalkeeper.
Baloyi made his professional debut in 1993. He joined league rivals Mamelodi Sundowns in 2004 after playing for Kaizer Chiefs for over a decade. He is commonly nicknamed "Spiderman".
International career
He made his debut against Netherlands on 4 June 1997 in a 2-0 loss.[2] In the 8th minute, Giovanni van Bronckhorst drilled a stunning long-range goal past Baloyi.[3] He played for South Africa national football team and was in part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[4] and to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Despite retirement claims he was called up by Joel Santana's for the 2009 Confederations Cup but was third choice behind Itumeleng Khune and Rowen Fernandez.
Personal life
Baloyi's wife, Punkie, is a breast cancer survivor. She was one of the mourners at the funeral of the wife of Lucas Radebe, Feziwe, who were handed pink ribbons to wear to raise awareness of cancer.[5]
References
External links
- Brian Baloyi – FIFA competition record
- Brian Baloyi at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
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- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players of South Africa
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- South Africa international soccer players