Craig Bianchi

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Craig Bianchi
Personal information
Full name Craig Bianchi
Date of birth (1978-03-25) 25 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Hellenic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2002 Hellenic ? (?)
2002–2006 Mamelodi Sundowns 58 (1)
2006Maritzburg United (loan) 10 (0)
2006–2011 Engen Santos 28 (0)
2012–2013 Hellenic ? (?)
International career
2001–2005 South Africa 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2009

Craig Bianchi (born 25 March 1978 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football (soccer) defender who played for Hellenic. He made 7 appearances for South Africa national team.

Bianchi hails from Elsie's River on the Cape Flats. He made his senior debut as a 16-year-old in 1994.


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