Rudolph Seale

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Rudolph Seale
Personal information
Full name Rudolph Gardner Seale
Date of birth (1966-10-29) 29 October 1966 (age 56)
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1979–1984 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1986 Giant Blackpool (loan)
1989–1995 Kaizer Chiefs 216 (22)
1996–2003 Supersport United 234 (12)
2003 HP Silver Stars 4 (1)
Total454(35)
International career
1993–1994 South Africa 9 (1)
Managerial career
2003 HP Silver Stars (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudolph Seale (born 29 November 1966) [1] is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender. Seale last played club football for HP Silver Stars as a player-assistant coach; he also earned nine caps and one goal for the South African national side between 1993 and 1994.

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Youth career

He played for Chiefs juniors U12, U14 and U18 where he was snapped up by Giant Blackpool's former Chiefs coach Eddie Lewis. [1]

Giant Blackpool

His six-month spell at Blackpool was successful where he helped them win the OK League. [1]

Kaizer Chiefs

Chiefs signed back their own product in 1986.

He retired in 2003 at the age of 37. [1]

Personal life

"Mgababa" has a son, Tenasch (born 1994). [1]

International career

Seale scored his one and only international goal on debut in the 58th minute in a 2-0 win over Botswana on 10 January 1993. He played his last international on 12 June 1994 in a 1-0 loss to Australia. [2]

After retirement

He sends PSL stats to PA Sport in the UK on match days. [1]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 January 1993 Gaborone, Botswana Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1-02-0International friendly

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Legends Corner: Seale in a class of his own". Sowetan LIVE. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. "South Africa - International Matches 1992-1995". RSSSF . Retrieved 8 May 2019.