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Brian Baloyi (born 16 March 1974) is a retired South African association football goalkeeper.
Baloyi made his professional debut in 1993. He joined league rivals Mamelodi Sundowns in 2004 after playing for Kaizer Chiefs for over a decade. He is commonly nicknamed "Spiderman".
International career
Baloyi made his debut against the Netherlands on 4 June 1997. In the match, which ended in a 2-0 loss for the Bafana Bafana, he witnessed a long-range goal by Giovanni van Bronckhorst. He played for South Africa national football team and was in part of the squad that travelled to Saudi Arabia for the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup where he played their final match of the group stage in a 4–3 loss against Uruguay. He also played in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Despite retirement claims, Baloyi was called up by Joel Santana for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup but he was just Santana's third choice behind Itumeleng Khune and Rowen Fernandez.
Personal life
Baloyi's wife, Phungi, is a breast cancer survivor. She was one of the mourners at the funeral of the wife of Lucas Radebe, Feziwe, who were handed pink ribbons to wear to raise awareness of cancer. He has a son named Kgosi.
References
External links
Brian Baloyi – FIFA competition record (archived)
Brian Baloyi at National-Football-Teams.com
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Skuad Piala Dunia FIFA 1998
- Daftar pencetak gol Piala Dunia FIFA
- Kualifikasi Piala Dunia FIFA 2006 – Babak Keempat CONCACAF
- Piala Emas CONCACAF 2007
- Kualifikasi Piala Dunia FIFA 2006 – Babak Ketiga CONCACAF
- Skuad Piala Dunia FIFA 2018
- Brian Baloyi
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- South Africa national under-23 soccer team
- Senzo Meyiwa
- 1974 in South Africa
- Rowen Fernández
- Tsonga people
- List of Xhosa people
- List of overage players in Olympic football
- 1998 FIFA World Cup squads
