- Tando Velaphi
Football player infobox
playername= Tando Velaphi
fullname = Tando Velaphi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|4|17
cityofbirth = Perth
countryofbirth =Australia
height = height|m=1.85
currentclub =Perth Glory
clubnumber = 30
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears =
2005
youthclubs = Ballajura AFC
Wembley Downs
Perth Juniors
AIS
years = 2006
2006
2007–"present"
clubs =Perth SC
→Queensland Roar "(loan)"
Perth Glory
caps(goals) =
1 (0)
8 (0)
nationalyears = 2006
2007
nationalteam = Australia U-20
Australia U-23
nationalcaps(goals) = 6 (0)
1 (0)
pcupdate =4 january 2007
ntupdate =4 january 2007 Tando Velaphi (born
17 April 1987 ) is anAustralian football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for Perth Glory in theA-League , who he signed for in 2007.Club career
Velaphi was born and grew up in Perth and is of
Zimbabwean and Japanese heritage. He trained at the AIS in Canberra on a football scholarship.He previously played for
Perth SC and had stints at theNewcastle Jets and Queensland Roar, making hisA-League debut in Round 20 in the meeting betweenQueensland Roar andMelbourne Victory atTelstra Dome . Velaphi played for the Young Socceroos and is currently a member of the Olyroos. Due to the withdrawal of first-choice Olyroos goalkeeper Danny Vukovic through suspension, Velaphi was competing with Reading back-up keeper, Adam Federici to become the Olyroos' starting goalkeeper at the Beijing Olympics, but made no appearances for theOlyroos .A-League career statistics
("Correct as of 10 June 2008")
External links
* [http://www.perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=pgfc_playerprofile_item&pid=1171 Perth Glory profile]
* [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU23/default.aspx?s=aus_u23men_player_profile&pid=1171&tid=112 FFA - Olyroo profile]
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