Thabang Molefe

Thabang Molefe
Personal information
Full name Thabang Molefe
Date of birth (1979-04-11) April 11, 1979
Place of birth Potchefstroom, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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)
National team
2002–2004 South Africa 20 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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.

References

  1. ↑ Thabang Molefe – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
  2. ↑ Thabang Molefe – FIFA competition record


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