Teko Modise

Football player infobox
playername = Teko Modise


fullname = Teko Tsholofelo Modise
nickname = Deco
height = height|m=1.74
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|12|22
cityofbirth = Soweto
countryofbirth = South Africa
currentclub = Orlando Pirates
clubnumber = 11
position = Attacking midfielder Central midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = City Rebels
Ria Stars
years = 2001-2002
2002-2006
2006-2007
2007-
clubs = Ria Stars
City Pillars
Supersport United
Orlando Pirates
caps(goals) = ? (?)
? (?)
26 (0)
28 (4)
nationalyears = 2007-
nationalteam = South Africa
nationalcaps(goals) = 33 (8)
pcupdate = June 22, 2008
ntupdate = September 9, 2008

Teko Modise (born December 22, 1982 in Soweto, Gauteng) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.

He was born in Meadowlands, Soweto but spent most of his playing career in Limpopo playing for the now defunct Ria Stars and City Pillars, respectively.

Modise has a fantastic first touch, and the ability to split defences open with pin-point passing. His moments of magic, however, don’t detract from his knack of keeping things simple – something the PSL seems to lack, incongruously enough.

He was voted "Mvela Golden League Player of the Season" while playing for City Pillars during the 2005/2006 season.

In 2008, he became the inaugural "PSL Footballer of the Year".

Modise was recently appointed ambassador by global company McDonald's for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

International career

Modise first played for the South African team during the 2007 COSAFA Cup. He made his first appearance with the senior team on May 26, 2007 against Malawi. He was named to the S.A. roster for the 2008 African Nations Cup tournament in Ghana. He currently has played 25 games with the senior team and has recorded six goals. Modise has been an instrumental player in many of Bafana Bafana's international matches.

Modise was part of the South African squad that won the 2007 COSAFA Cup.

He did not play for any of the age-limit national teams in South Africa.

International goals

Honours

Club

Telkom Charity Cup: 2008

National Team

*COSAFA Cup: 2007

Major individual awards

* Mvela Golden League Player of the Season: 2005–06
* PSL Footballer of the Year: 2008
* COSAFA Cup Player of the Tournament: 2007

Videos

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qddCn-3OMss South Africa vs. Canada]

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=23513 National Football Teams]