Brian Baloyi

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Brian Baloyi
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Baloyi shaking hands with Wesley Sneijder in 2010
Personal information
Full name Brian Bafana Baloyi
Date of birth (1974-03-16) 16 March 1974 (age 49)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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

Brian Baloyi (born 16 March 1974 [1] ) is a retired South African association football goalkeeper.

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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".

International career

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.

Personal life

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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References

  1. ↑ "South Africa - B. Baloyi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Friday KICK OFF Quiz Answers - News - Kick off". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "1998 FIFA World Cup – South Africa Squad". Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "Soccer legend mourns the death of his wife - IOL News". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
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