Gift Leremi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mpho Gift Leremi | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 2007 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death |
Alberton , South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sprinters Development Soccer Academy | |||
|
Orlando Pirates | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 |
Orlando Pirates | 70 | (15) |
| 2007 |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2004 |
South Africa U23 | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 |
South Africa | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July, 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July, 2007 | |||
Mpho Gift Leremi (13 October 1984 – 3 September 2007) was a South African
South Africa. Leremi died in a car crash on 3 September 2007 near Johannesburg, South Africa.[2]
Career
Leremi was an
Orlando Pirates in 1999 at a local soccer tournament. Upon joining the Pirates development team, Augusto Palacios
, the Pirates youth director, immediately recognized the talent in the player and took him under his wing.
Leremi made his debut for Orlando Pirates in
Moroka Swallows
, winning the league title in his debut season.
In the summer of 2007 he moved to the then Premier Soccer League champions
Mamelodi Sundowns
.
Death
On 3 September 2007, Leremi was returning home after a
Alberton outside Johannesburg.[3]
He sustained massive injuries and ultimately died as a result of the accident.
References
- ^ "Orlando Pirates Football Club | Official Website | Home of the Legends". 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Bafana player killed in car crash". Independent Online. South Africa. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
- ^ "Police probe mystery of Gift's final drive". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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