Brian Baloyi

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Brian Baloyi
Personal information
Full nameBrian Bafana Baloyi
Date of birth (1974-03-16) 16 March 1974
Place of birthAlexandra, South Africa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Alexandra United
Longhorn FC
Balfour Park
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–2004Kaizer Chiefs338(0)
2004–2010Mamelodi Sundowns75(0)
National team
South Africa U205(0)
South Africa U239(0)
1997–2008South Africa24(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 May 2011

Brian Baloyi (born 16 March 1974[1] in Alexandra, Gauteng) is a retired South African football (soccer) goalkeeper.

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".

He played for South Africa national football team and was in part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[2] and to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Despite retirement claims he was called up by Joel Santana's for the 2009 Confederations Cup but was third choice behind Itumeleng Khune and Rowen Fernandez.

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