Alfred Phiri

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Alfred Phiri
Personal information
Full name Alfred Maimane Phiri
Date of birth (1974-06-22) 22 June 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Alexandra, South Africa
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994 Alexandra United 22 (12)
1995–1996 Jomo Cosmos 11 (0)
1996–2001 Gençlerbirliği 116 (12)
1997–1998Vanspor (loan) 21 (1)
2001–2002 Samsunspor 26 (0)
2002 Jomo Cosmos 4 (0)
2003–2004 Ajax Cape Town 34 (0)
2004–2006 Moroka Swallows 54 (7)
2006–2008 Supersport United 22 (0)
2008 Moroka Swallows 11 (2)
Total321(34)
International career
1998–2006 South Africa 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Maimane Phiri (born 22 June 1974 in Alexandra) is a South African Association football midfielder who last played for Moroka Swallows.

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He spent six seasons in Turkey playing mostly for Gençlerbirliği (Turkey), but also for Vanspor and Samsunspor. [1] In South Africa, he started his career at Alexandra United and also played for Jomo Cosmos, Ajax Cape Town, Moroka Swallows and Supersport United.

He played for South Africa national soccer team and was in part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. [2]

Honours

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References

  1. "PHIRI MAIMANE ALFRED". TFF . Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  2. 1998 FIFA World Cup – South Africa Squad Archived 15 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

Alfred Phiri at National-Football-Teams.com