Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 July 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Gaborone, Botswana | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2008 | Botswana Defence Force | ||
2008–2010 | Haras El Hodood | 8 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Bay United | ||
2012–2015 | Polokwane City | 65 | (0) |
Total | 73 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1997–2015 | Botswana | 85 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Modiri Marumo (born 6 July 1976) is a Motswana former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Gaborone, Marumo began his career with Botswana Defence Force. [1] He signed for Egyptian side Haras El Hodood in February 2008, becoming the first Botswanan player to play in Egypt's top division. [2] He moved to South Africa in August 2010, signing with Bay United. [3] He ended his career with Polokwane City, also in South Africa. [1]
Marumo earned 85 caps for the Botswana national team between 1997 and 2015. [4] In January 2012 he was one of a number of national team players who went on strike over pay. [5] He initially retired from the national team in February 2012, [6] following the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but returned to the national team set up in July 2012. [7] He is the only ever goalkeeper to have been sent off in the duration of a penalty shootout. [8]
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