- Siyabonga Nomvethe
Infobox Football biography
playername= Siyabonga Nomvethe
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|12|2
cityofbirth =KwaMashu ,Durban
countryofbirth =South Africa
height = height|m=1.78
currentclub =Aalborg Boldspilklub
clubnumber = 15
position = Attacking midfielder, winger
years = 1997-1998
1998-2001
2001-2005
2004
2004-2005
2005
2006
2006-present
clubs =African Wanderers Kaizer Chiefs Udinese Calcio
→Salernitana Calcio "(loan)"
→Empoli F.C. "(loan)"
→ Djurgårdens IF "(loan)"Orlando Pirates Aalborg BK
caps(goals) = 028 0(11)
079 0(42)
019 00(0)
017 00(2)
010 00(0)
005 00(1)
00- 00(-)
068 0(12)
nationalyears = 1999-present
nationalteam = South Africa
nationalcaps(goals) = 73 (15)
pcupdate =2 giugno 2008
ntupdate = August 2007Siyabonga Nomvethe (born
December 2 ,1977 ) is aSouth Africa n professionalfootball (soccer) player who has played in several European leagues, and who currently plays forAalborg BK in theDanish Superliga . Nomvethe has represented the "Bafana Bafana " (South Africa national football team ) since6 May 1999 , and he took part in the2002 FIFA World Cup .Biography
Siyabonga "Bhele" Nomvethe was born in the township of
KwaMashu south ofDurban in theKwaZulu-Natal province ofSouth Africa . He started playing as a striker for the Durban-based lower league clubDurban Cosmos in 1994, [Dasen Thathiah, [http://www.durban.gov.za/eThekwini/Community/famous_durbanites/sport/siya_nomvete Siyabonga Nomvete] , "Durban.gov.za"] from which he moved toClaremont Blizzards .When Claremont Blizzards folded the following year, Nomvethe moved to
African Wanderers in the second best South African league. He helped the club secure promotion and Siyabonga made his first appearances in thePremier Soccer League , playing alongside later "Bafana Bafana" strikerSibusiso Zuma . In July 1998, he moved on to become a part of the striking force ofKaizer Chiefs . Following 42 goals in 79 games for Kaizer Chiefs, Nomvethe moved abroad in 2001. Nomvethe was then already touted as a coming star for the "Bafana Bafana". [ [http://worldcup.espnsoccernet.com/player?id=20645&lang=en World Cup 2002: South Africa: Siyabonga Nomvete] , "ESPN ", 2002]He signed with Italian club
Udinese Calcio of theSerie A championship. In 2002 he was selected to play for South Africa at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Here he made his presence clear when scoring the winning goal of the 1-0 win against Slovenia. [ [http://www.safa.net/results/match_details.asp?comp=647&v=rep Bafana Bafana 1 - Slovenia 0] , "Safa.net",June 8 ,2002 ] Following two unsuccessful years at Udinese, Nomvethe was loaned out to smaller Italian clubsSalernitana Calcio andEmpoli F.C. from January 2004 to June 2005. He was subsequently loaned out for six months to Djurgårdens IF inSweden , before he permanently left Udinese in December 2005. He moved back to South Africa, signing on forOrlando Pirates . [Sy Lerman, [http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__sport&articleid=259948 Striker Nomvete joins the Buccaneers] , "Mail & Guardian ",December 24 ,2005 ]In July 2006, he once again moved abroad, this time to play for Aalborg BK in
Denmark .References
External links
* [http://www.aabsport.dk/D9F0E860-B9F4-4ADF-B984-D671D77AA564.W5Doc?id=dce602d3-4a61-41af-b024-2aaa726c9673 Aalborg BK profile]
* [http://resol.dr.dk/sportservice_person.aspx?personid=136605 Career stats] atDanmarks Radio Persondata
NAME = Nomvethe, Siyabonga
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = South African footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =December 2 ,1977
PLACE OF BIRTH =KwaMashu ,Durban ,South Africa
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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