Fetsi Molatedi

Fetsi Molatedi
Personal information
Full name	Johannes Malefetsane Molatedi
Date of birth	(1960-07-25) 25 July 1960
Place of birth	South Africa
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Phiri Eleven
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1981–1983	Moroka Swallows	50	(10)
1984–1994	Kaizer Chiefs	186	(57)
1995–1999	Seven Stars	78	(20)
2000	D'Alberton Callies	16	(3)
Total		330	(90)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Johannes Malefetsane Fetsi "Chippa" Molatedi (born 26 July 1960)^[1] is a retired South African football (soccer) midfielder who played Moroka Swallows, Kaizer Chiefs, Seven Stars and D'Alberton Callies.

Moroka Swallows

Molatedi began playing for Swallows in January 1981. After he won the Mainstay Cup in 1983 he requested a transfer to the club he supported as a boy, Kaizer Chiefs.^[2]

Controversial negotiations

With an increasing number of enemies and death threats, he was flown to the coast in Durban by Kaizer Motaung got him a unit at Elangeni Hotel where he stayed for 3 weeks. Motaung struck a record deal with a transfer fee of R45 000.^[3]

Kaizer Chiefs

He played for Chiefs for 10 season giving defenders headaches with Trevor Mthimkhulu where he won the quadruple in 1984.^[4]

A Memorable Match

His most memorable match would be the Mainstay Cup semi final against African Wanderers where came on as a substitute in the 2nd half trailing 1-0 at Ellis Park. Molatedi attended his grandmother's funeral earlier that day and scored a hat trick to win 3-1.^[5]

Retirement

Molatedi's injury in 1987 changed his game drastically, he would rush and never waited for his recovery. At Seven Stars his star began to wane and retired in 2000.^[6]

After Retirement

He coached amateur teams in Matatiele and returned to Johannesburg in 2002. He runs the Ormonde Soccer Academy with players from Xavier Reef and Ormonde View.^[7]

Personal life

He got married to Rose in 1980. He lives in Ormonde.^[8]