Andre Arendse
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andre Leander Arendse | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasco Da Gama | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1998 |
Cape Town Spurs | 187 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Santos (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Fulham | 12 | (0) |
| 2000 | Oxford United | 11 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 |
Santos | 101 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 45 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 |
Supersport United | 40 | (0) |
| 2013 |
Bidvest Wits | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 436 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1995–2004 | South Africa | 67 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2013 | |||
Andre Leander Arendse (born 27 June 1967) is a South African former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
He now works as an assistant and goalkeeper coach for
Supersport United and has also been a co-presenter with SuperSport
.
Playing career
Club career
Arendse made his debut in 1991 for
SuperSport United
.
He retired from football in 2009 winning the
Ryan Harrison. This made him the oldest player in PSL history surpassing the previous record set by Bruce Grobbelaar.[1]
International career
He represented
Paul Evans also withdrew through injury and was replaced by Simon Gopane. He was South Africa's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and retired from international football in 2004. He was also the starting goalkeeper for the South Africa team that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations
.
Coaching career
Arendse took over as interim coach of
Supersport United in April 2022. However, the club appointed Gavin Hunt to the permanent position, with Arendse remaining as assistant, stating that Arendse didn't have the requisite coaching qualifications should the club qualify for continental competition.[2]
References
- ^ "Andrew Arendse the oldest player to feature in South African PSL". 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ Thekasiboy (15 December 2022). "CEO explains why SuperSport didn't give Arendse the coaching job". Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
- Andre Arendse at National-Football-Teams.com
- BBC Sport article about the 2002 World Cup
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