Sizwe Motaung

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Sizwe Motaung
Personal information
Full name	Sizwe Wesley Motaung
Date of birth	(1970-01-07)7 January 1970
Place of birth	Newcastle, South Africa
Date of death	16 August 2001(2001-08-16) (aged 31)
Place of death	Newcastle, South Africa
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)^[1]
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Leeds United (South Africa)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1991–1993	Jomo Cosmos
1994–1996	Mamelodi Sundowns
1996–1997	St. Gallen	15	(0)
1997–1998	CD Tenerife	13	(0)
1998–2000	Kaizer Chiefs
2000–2001	Orlando Pirates
National team
1992–1997	South Africa	51	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Sizwe Motaung (7 January 1970 – 16 August 2001) was a South African football player who played for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns, St. Gallen, CD Tenerife, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, as well at international level for the national side.

He died of an AIDS-related disease at his home in Newcastle on 16 August 2001, at the age of 31.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ http://issuu.com/s_gramosli/docs/panini_album_1998
↑ http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/citypress/2001/08/19/1/3.html
↑ "Bafana's Motaung dies". BBC. 2001-08-16. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

External links

Player profile at FIFA
Sizwe Motaung at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e South Africa squad – 1996 African Cup of Nations Winners (1st title)

GK Arendse GK de Sá GK Tlale DF Fish DF Motale DF Motaung DF Nyathi DF Radebe DF Tovey DF Tucker MF Buthelezi MF Khumalo MF Makalakalane MF Mkhalele MF Moeti MF Moosa MF Moshoeu MF Tinkler FW Bartlett FW Masinga FW Mudau FW Williams Coach: Barker

v t e South Africa squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup

1 Arendse 2 Motaung 3 Nyathi 4 Jackson 5 Fish 6 Masinga 7 Larsen 8 Ngobe 9 Tovey 10 Moshoeu 11 Mkhalele 12 Augustine 13 Ndlanya 14 Williams 15 Khumalo 16 Baloyi 17 Mnguni 18 Moeti 19 Radebe 20 Tinkler Coach: Barker

Persondata
Name	Motaung, Sizwe
Alternative names
Short description	Association footballer
Date of birth	7 January 1970
Place of birth	Newcastle, South Africa
Date of death	16 August 2001
Place of death	Newcastle, South Africa

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