Brandon Silent

Brandon Silent
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-01-22) 22 January 1973 (age 51)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Vaal Reef Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2001 Orlando Pirates 255 (21)
International career
1994–1996 South Africa U23 9[1] (0)
1997–1998 South Africa 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brandon Silent (born 22 January 1973) is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a right-sided midfielder and fullback.

He was nicknamed "Sgcebezana" (Mini Skirt) because of his short stature.[2]

Career

Silent played club football for Orlando Pirates, scoring 22 goals in 270 appearances.[3]

Silent also earned five caps for the South African national side between 1997 and 1998. He played for South Africa at the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals.[4]

After he retired from playing in 2003, Silent became a football coach. He has worked as an assistant at FC AK.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Full list of all SA under-23 matches" (PDF). SAFA.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  2. ^ MOKOENA, KGOMOTSO. "#ThowBackThursday - Brandon "Sgcebezana" Silent". Daily Sun.
  3. ^ a b "Silent may be returning to Bucs". Kick Off. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  4. ^ Nikulski, Dirk & Tabeira, Martín (28 May 2006). "South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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