Pollen Ndlanya
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pollen Dumisani Ndlanya | ||
Date of birth | 22 May 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Daveyton, Gauteng | ||
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Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Daveyton Highlanders | |||
Daveyton Argentina | |||
Manchester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | Kaizer Chiefs | 4 | (1) |
1991–1993 | Manning Rangers | 66 | (24) |
1994–1996 | Kaizer Chiefs | 54 | (27) |
1996–1998 | Göztepe | 26 | (5) |
1998–1999 | Bursaspor | 25 | (7) |
1999–2000 | Amazulu | 9 | (6) |
2000–2002 | Orlando Pirates | 48 | (23) |
Total | 232 | (93) | |
International career | |||
1996 | South Africa U-23 | 1 | (1) |
1997–2001 | South Africa | 29 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Pollen Ndlanya (born 22 May 1970 in Daveyton[1]) is a retired South African football player.
He played for Kaizer Chiefs, Manning Rangers, Bursaspor, Göztepe,[2] Amazulu and Orlando Pirates.
He also played for South Africa national football team at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.[3]
Kaizer Chiefs
After training with Chiefs for 2 hours Jeff Butler recommended that Ndlanya should be signed. He was spotted by Ryder Mofokeng at the Toyota U21 Championship in the Daveyton Highlanders vs Kaizer Chiefs match in 1991. He scored a header on debut against Pretoria Callies. His second spell at Chiefs after Manning Rangers proved to be more productive where he scored 9 goals in 2 games, 5 against Manning Rangers and 4 against Total Aces.[4]
Turkey
He had had difficulty coping in Turkey he couldn't communicate with teammates but only his coach and South African teammate, Gordon Mill and Fani Madida.[5]
After Retirement
He is a head coach in the Vodacom League and owns a furniture business in Daveyton, Ideal Method Furnishers. He also hosts the Pollen Festive Games annually.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/legends/2012/10/25/legends-corner-pollen-trompies-ndlanya
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- ↑ Potter Ndlanya – FIFA competition record
- ↑ http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/legends/2012/10/25/legends-corner-pollen-trompies-ndlanya
- ↑ http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/legends/2012/10/25/legends-corner-pollen-trompies-ndlanya
- ↑ http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/legends/2012/10/25/legends-corner-pollen-trompies-ndlanya
External links
- Pollen Ndlanya at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- South African soccer players
- South Africa international soccer players
- South African expatriate soccer players
- South African expatriates in Turkey
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- Bursaspor footballers
- Göztepe S.K. footballers
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates players
- Süper Lig players
- AmaZulu F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Manning Rangers F.C. players