Ryder Mofokeng

Johannes "Ryder" Mofokeng (26 January 1952 – 2 January 2021) was a South African football (soccer) defender who played for amateur club White City Lucky Brothers and Kaizer Chiefs.

Ryder Mofokeng
Personal information
Full name Johannes Mofokeng
Date of birth (1952-01-26)26 January 1952
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Date of death 2 January 2021(2021-01-02) (aged 68)
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1966–1972 White City Lucky Brothers
1972–1975 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1985 Kaizer Chiefs 332 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2012

Career

Youth career

At White City Lucky Brothers, he was a teammate of Webster Lichaba before he was invited to play for the Chiefs reserves in 1972.[1]

Kaizer Chiefs

During the "Golden Era" he was assigned as captain by Eddie Lewis when he was 23. He was captain for 11 years and won 4 NPSL titles and a quadruple in 1981 with Jingles Pereira, Marks Maponyane, Abednigo Ngcobo, Nelson Dladla and Vusi Lamola and more. He scored one goal in his whole career.[1]

After retirement

He was the Kaizer Chiefs manager with Nelson Dladla in 1993. After coaching he became the goalkeeper coach at the Chiefs youth academy. He passed away on January 2 2021.[2][3]


References
  1. Ernest Landheer. "Where are they now: Johannes 'Ryder' Mofokeng, former captain of Kaizer Chiefs". Times LIVE.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Kaizer Chiefs legend Johannes 'Ryder' Mofokeng dies". Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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