Andre Arendse

Football player infobox


playername = Andre Arendse
fullname = Andre Leander Arendse
height = height|m=1.91
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|6|27
cityofbirth = Cape Town
countryofbirth = South Africa
currentclub = Supersport United
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1991
1992-1993
youthclubs = Cape Town Spurs
Santos
years = 1991-1998
1998-1999
1999
2001-2003
2003-2005
2005-
clubs = Cape Town Spurs
Fulham FC
Oxford United
Santos
Mamelodi Sundowns
Supersport United
caps(goals) = 225(0)
12 (0)
11(0)
101 (0)
45 (0)
40 (0)
nationalyears = 1995-2004
nationalteam = South Africa
nationalcaps(goals) = 67 (0)
pcupdate = February 13, 2007
ntupdate = February 13, 2007

Andre Arendse (born June 27, 1967 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football goalkeeper.

He played mostly for Oxford United, Fulham FC (both England), Cape Town Spurs, Santos, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United. He is also a co-presenter with SuperSport, South Africa's sporting channel(s).

He played for South Africa national football team. He was initially in the 1998 FIFA World Cup squad, but had to pull out due to injury. His replacement Paul Evans also withdrew through injury and was replaced by Simon Gopane, who was the first-ever goalkeeper to wear number 23 in the finals. He was later a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and retired from his international career in 2004.

Arendse is also known to be one of the few South African players with a coloured Afrikaans-speaking background.

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/south_africa/squad/newsid_1948000/1948939.stm BBC Sport] article about the 2002 World Cup