Sizwe Motaung
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sizwe Wesley Motaung | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 16 August 2001 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chippa's Dynamos | |||
| Durban Leeds United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Jomo Cosmos | ||
| 1994–1996 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 1996–1997 | St. Gallen | 15 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | CD Tenerife | 13 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 2000–2001 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992–1997 | South Africa | 51 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sizwe Motaung (7 January 1970 – 16 August 2001) was a South African football player who played for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns, St. Gallen, CD Tenerife, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, as well at international level for the national side. He was part of the squad that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations.
He died of an AIDS-related disease at his home in Newcastle on 16 August 2001, at the age of 31.[2][3]
References
- ^ http://issuu.com/s_gramosli/docs/panini_album_1998
- ^ http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/citypress/2001/08/19/1/3.html
- ^ "Bafana's Motaung dies". BBC. 2001-08-16. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
External links
- Player profile at FIFA
- Sizwe Motaung at National-Football-Teams.com
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Categories:
- 1970 births
- 2001 deaths
- South African soccer players
- South Africa international soccer players
- South African expatriate soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates players
- People from Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal
- FC St. Gallen players
- CD Tenerife players
- Jomo Cosmos F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- South African expatriates in Switzerland
- South African expatriates in Spain
- La Liga players
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players
- AIDS-related deaths in South Africa