Jerry Sikhosana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 June 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Tembisa, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Giant Blackpool | ||
| 1992–1993 | Witbank Aces | 43 | (7) |
| 1993–1998 | Orlando Pirates | 107 | (42) |
| 1999 | Yunnan Hongta | 22 | (13) |
| 1999–2000 | AmaZulu | 7 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Orlando Pirates | 18 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Tembisa Classic | 2 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | City Sharks Johannesburg | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–1998 | South Africa | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jerry Sikhosana (born 8 June 1969[2]) is a South African former football player. Playing most of his career at Orlando Pirates, he was an assumed Pirates' fierce rival Kaizer Chiefs fan, and also performed for his team at the Soweto derbies, including a hat-trick in the 1996 Bob Save Superbowl semifinal, a game known as the Jerry Sikhosana derby.[3][4][5][6][7] He was nicknamed "Legs of Thunder" after a champion racehorse that was a character on a South African TV series, and has earned legendary status at Orlando Pirates as a formidable goal poacher in the 1990s. He was part of the 1995 African Champions League winning team.[8][9]
International career
[edit]He played for South Africa national soccer team and was part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jerry Sikhosana".
- ^ "Blue Ribbon – Jerry 'Rhee' Sikhosana | Soccer Laduma". Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Five of the best Soweto Derbies of the past". IOL. 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Jerry Sikhosana relives last Soweto Derby hat-trick". ESPN FC. 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Soweto Derby cup hero: Jerry Sikhosana". Kick Off. 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Ranking Sikhosana & Orlando Pirates' Greatest Ever Players". Goal. 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Orlando Pirates' Jerry Sikhosana: 'I had R45 000 under the pillow'". The South African. 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Orlando Pirates 1995 CAF Champions League". Kick Off. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Mothoagae, Keba (8 June 2022). "Jerry Sikhosana turns 53: Celebrating one of South Africa's greatest but most underrated strikers". SportsBrief.com. Naji Media Ltd.
- ^ 1998 FIFA World Cup – South Africa Squad Archived 15 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Jerry Sikhosana at National-Football-Teams.com
- Legends Corner: Jerry Sikhosana's double life as fan and player
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- People from Tembisa
- South African men's soccer players
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- South Africa men's international soccer players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Giant Blackpool players
- Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players
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- AmaZulu F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Yunnan Hongta F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
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