Thabang Molefe

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Thabang Molefe
Personal information
Full name Thabang Molefe
Date of birth (1979-04-11) 11 April 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Potchefstroom, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999 HIT Gorica 5 (0)
1999–2002 Jomo Cosmos 82 (0)
2002 Lyn Oslo
2002–2003 Jomo Cosmos 20 (0)
2003–2005 Le Mans 25 (1)
2005–2006 Orlando Pirates 16 (0)
International career
2002–2004 South Africa 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thabang Molefe (born 11 April 1979) is a retired South African football player.

He played for HIT Gorica, Jomo Cosmos, FC Lyn Oslo, Le Mans UC [1] and Orlando Pirates.

Molefe also played for the South Africa national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [2]

During international duty with South Africa, Molefe tackled David Beckham who fell awkwardly in a challenge and was substituted early in the second half of the friendly match before being taken to hospital. Beckham, England captain at the time, suffered a fractured wrist as a result of the challenge.

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References

  1. Thabang Molefe – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
  2. Thabang Molefe FIFA competition record (archived)