Henry McKop

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Henry McKop
Personal information
Full name Henry McKop
Date of birth (1967-07-08) 8 July 1967 (age 54)
Place of birth Harare, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1992 Zimbabwe Saints F.C.
1992–1993 Bonner SC
1993–1995 Bristol City 5 (0)
1995–1996 Shelbourne 19 (0)
1996–1997 SK Vorwärts Steyr 28 (0)
1997–1999 Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. 42 (0)
1999–2000 Spartak Pretoria
2000–2001 Wits University F.C. 15 (0)
2000–2001 AmaZulu F.C. 19 (2)
National team
1988–1998 Zimbabwe
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Henry McKop (born 8 July 1967) is a retired football defender.

During his club career, Mckop played for Zimbabwe Saints, Bonner SC, Bristol City, Shelbourne, Vorwärts Steyr, Mamelodi Sundowns, Spartak Pretoria, Wits University and AmaZulu. He also played for the Zimbabwe national football team

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