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South African footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brian Baloyi (born 16 March 1974[1]) is a retired South African association football goalkeeper.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian Bafana Baloyi | ||
Date of birth | 16 March 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
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 |
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".
Baloyi made his debut against the Netherlands on 4 June 1997. In the match, which ended in a 2-0 loss for the Bafana Bafana, he witnessed a long-range goal by Giovanni van Bronckhorst.[2][3] He played for South Africa national football team and was in part of the squad that travelled to Saudi Arabia for the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup where he played their final match of the group stage in a 4–3 loss against Uruguay. He also played in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, the 1998 FIFA World Cup[4] and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Despite retirement claims, Baloyi was called up by Joel Santana for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup but he was just Santana's third choice behind Itumeleng Khune and Rowen Fernandez.
Baloyi's wife, Phungi, 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. He has a son named Kgosi.[5]
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