Thabang Molefe

Thabang Molefe

Personal information
Full name	Thabang Molefe
Date of birth	April 11, 1979 (1979-04-11)
Place of birth	Potchefstroom, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999	HIT Gorica	5	(0)
1999–2002	Jomo Cosmos	82	(0)
2002	Lyn Oslo
2002–2003	Jomo Cosmos	20	(0)
2003–2005	Le Mans	25	(1)
2005–2006	Orlando Pirates	16	(0)
National team
2002–2004	South Africa	20	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Thabang Molefe (born 11 April 1979) is a retired South African football player.

He played for HIT Gorica, Jomo Cosmos, FC Lyn Oslo, Le Mans UC and Orlando Pirates.

Molefe also played for the South Africa national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

During international duty with South Africa, Molefe tackled David Beckham who fell awkwardly in a challenge and was substituted early in the second half of the friendly match before being taken to hospital. Beckham, England captain at the time, suffered a fractured wrist as a result of the challenge.

External links

• Thabang Molefe at National-Football-Teams.com
• Stats from Slovenia at PrvaLiga official website.
• Profile at Playerhistory.