Andrew Rabutla

Andrew Rabutla

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-11-21) 21 November 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Tzaneen, South Africa
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	D'Alberton Callies
1995–1996	Rabali Blackpool	36	(0)
1996–1997	Jomo Cosmos	38	(2)
1997–1998	PAOK	0	(0)
1998–2006	Jomo Cosmos	229	(?)
International career
1997–2001	South Africa	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Rabutla (born 21 November 1971) is a South African former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.

He was nicknamed "Jaws of Life" because of his tough tackling. ^[2]

Career

Rabutla played his club football in South Africa and Greece for D'Alberton Callies, Rabali Blackpool, Jomo Cosmos and PAOK. ^[1] His European career end early after a serious knee injury. With PAOK, Rabutla only played one official game, in the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. Due to his injury his released from PAOK at the middle of the season. ^{[3] [4]}

He also earned nineteen caps for the South African national side between 1997 and 2001, scoring one goal. ^[1] Two of his caps came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. ^[5] He also took part at the 1998 African Cup of Nations final.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Andrew Rabutla at National-Football-Teams.com
2. "Path: /Published/DailySun/2010/04/30/DJ/Texts/LOTTO-soccer.XML Creator: System Last Modified by: System Print Chanal: DailySun Edition: DJ Publication Date: 20100430 Section: News Folio: Page Ref: 10 Book: Source: Methode". 152.111.1.87. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
3. gazzetta.gr «Δεν ξεχνώ τον ΠΑΟΚ, ήθελα να μείνω περισσότερο»
4. uefa.com PAOK Sparta Trnava 5-3
5. Andrew Rabutla – FIFA competition record (archived)