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