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South African soccer player

Thabang Lebese
Personal information
Full name Thabang Johnny Lebese
Date of birth (1973-08-24)24 August 1973
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Date of death 22 February 2012(2012-02-22) (aged 38)
Place of death Johannesburg, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Orlando Wanderers
1988–1993 Orlando Hotspurs
Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 Kaizer Chiefs B 2 (?)
1993–2000 Kaizer Chiefs 219 (75)
2000–2001 Ria Stars 28 (8)
2001–2003 Orlando Pirates 22 (4)
2003–2004 Silver Stars 8 (0)
2004 Moroka Swallows 6 (0)
2004–2005 Black Leopards 5 (0)
2005–2006 Dynamos ? (?)
Total 288+ (87+)
International career
1994 South Africa U23 1 (0)
1998 South Africa 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thabang Johnny Lebese (24 August 1973 – 22 February 2012) was a South African footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a midfielder.

Club career

Lebese played youth football for Orlando Wanderers and Orlando Hotspurs, and professionally for Kaizer Chiefs, Ria Stars, Orlando Pirates, Silver Stars, Moroka Swallows, Black Leopards and Dynamos. In total, he made 279 appearances in the Premier Soccer League during his 13-year career.

International career

Lebese earned one cap for South Africa in 1998, in a COSAFA Cup match against Namibia.

Later life and death

Lebese died on 22 February 2012, at the age of 38, from an AIDS-related illness.

References

  1. "FEATURE: Thabang Lebese in his own words - News - Kick off". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. "Full list of all SA under-23 matches" (PDF). SAFA.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Former Chiefs, Bucs star Lebese passes away". supersport.com. 23 February 2012.
  4. ^ Thabang Lebese at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. "Thabang Lebese dies". The Sowetan. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  6. "RIP Thabang Lebese". Kickoff.com. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  7. "Thabang Lebese died of 'AIDS-related complications'". Kickpff.com. 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2012.


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