Johannes "Ryder" Mofokeng (26 January 1952 – 2 January 2021) was a South African football (soccer) defender who played for amateur club White City Lucky Brothers and Kaizer Chiefs.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Mofokeng | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 2021 (aged 68) | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1972 | White City Lucky Brothers | ||
| 1972–1975 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1985 | Kaizer Chiefs | 332 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2012 | |||
Career
editYouth career
editAt White City Lucky Brothers, he was a teammate of Webster Lichaba before he was invited to play for the Chiefs reserves in 1972.[1]
Kaizer Chiefs
editDuring the "Golden Era" he was assigned as captain by Eddie Lewis when he was 23. He was captain for 11 years and won 4 NPSL titles and a quadruple in 1981 with Jingles Pereira, Marks Maponyane, Abednigo Ngcobo, Nelson Dladla and Vusi Lamola and more. He scored one goal in his whole career.[1]
After retirement
editHe was the Kaizer Chiefs manager with Nelson Dladla in 1993. After coaching he became the goalkeeper coach at the Chiefs youth academy. He died on January 2, 2021.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Ernest Landheer. "Where are they now: Johannes 'Ryder' Mofokeng, former captain of Kaizer Chiefs". Times LIVE.
- ^ "Blue Ribbon - Johannes 'Ryder' Mofokeng | Soccer Laduma". Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Kaizer Chiefs legend Johannes 'Ryder' Mofokeng dies". Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2021.