John Moshoeu

John Moshoeu

Personal information
Full name	John Leshiba Moshoeu
Date of birth	December 18, 1965 (1965-12-18)
Place of birth	Soweto, South Africa
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Alexandra United FC
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
0000–1988	Giant Blackpool	?	(?)
1988–1993	Kaizer Chiefs	?	(?)
1993–1994	Genclerbirligi	27	(5)
1994–1998	Kocaelispor	76	(20)
1998–2001	Fenerbahçe	75	(15)
2001–2003	Bursaspor	48	(7)
2003–2006	Kaizer Chiefs	89	(23)
2006–2008	AmaZulu	51	(5)
2010–	Alexandra United FC
National team
1993–2004	South Africa	73	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John "Shoes" Leshiba Moshoeu (born December 18, 1965 in Soweto, Gauteng) is a retired South African football (soccer) player who last played for Alexandra United.

Career

Shoes, as he is best known to his fans/South African footbal fans played as a professional for Jiant Blackpool before he joined South African giants Kaizer Chiefs where he remained one of the most valued players from 1988 to 1993.

He had some of the most brilliant skills that one of the most respected football commentators once said these words: " he holds on to the ball as if it was tightened to his feet with wires with a relative amount of ease". On his day he would create a move toward goal with an intention of and he would at a very sharp pace for a man of his length get through the whole defence and just place the ball wherever he needs against the net for a beautiful goal.

He later signed with FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman who made his transfer to Genclerbirligi after the President Cavcav flew to Johannesburg to see him played. He also played for Bursaspor and then was transferred to giants Fenerbahce where he was a favorite with the fans.

He went back to Kaizer Chiefs at age 37 where he somehow, at his age continued to excite his old fans with the same enthusiasm, skill and somewhat vintage character in 2002. He played there until 2006. He then joined AmaZulu where he ended his career in 2008 at the age of 42. The attacking midfielder announced on 6 November 2010 his comeback with Brian Baloyi as owners of a South African club Alexandra United FC.

International career

He played for South Africa national football team and was part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

He accumulated 73 caps and eight goals.

He was most famous for scoring a goal with his powerful groin.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1993-01-10	Gaborone, Botswana	Botswana	2-0	43-0	Friendly match
2	1996-01-13	Johannesburg, South Africa	Cameroon	3-0	3-0	African Nations Cup
3	1996-01-27	Johannesburg, South Africa	Algeria	2-1	2-1	African Nations Cup
4	1996-01-31	Johannesburg, South Africa	Ghana	1-0	3-0	African Nations Cup
5	1996-01-31	Johannesburg, South Africa	Ghana	3-0	3-0	African Nations Cup
6	1996-09-18	Johannesburg, South Africa	Australia	1-0	2-0	Four Nations Cup
7	1999-04-28	Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	1-1	1-1	Friendly match
8	2003-10-08	Maseru, Lesotho	Lesotho	1-0	3-0	Friendly match

External links

• Career history at National Football Teams