John Moshoeu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Lesiba Moshoeu | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Ga-Mashashane, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 21 April 2015 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blue Whales | |||
| Kaizer Chiefs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1992 | Giant Blackpool | 175 | (75) |
| 1993 | Kaizer Chiefs | 14 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | Gençlerbirligi | 27 | (5) |
| 1995–1997 | Kocaelispor | 76 | (20) |
| 1997–2001 | Fenerbahçe | 75 | (15) |
| 2001–2003 | Bursaspor | 48 | (7) |
| 2003–2006 | Kaizer Chiefs | 89 | (23) |
| 2006–2008 | AmaZulu | 51 | (5) |
| 2010–2014 | Alexandra United | ||
| Total | 555 | (152) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2004 | South Africa | 73 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2014 | Alexandra United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John "Shoes" Lesiba Moshoeu (18 December 1965 – 21 April 2015) was a South African soccer player who was part of the victorious South African team that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations. He played as an attacking midfielder.
Shoes, as he was best known to fans, was born in Ga Mashashane, Limpopo and grew up in Diepkloof, Soweto. He played for Blue Whales in Diepkloof. Kaizer Chiefs signed him to their reserve team.
He failed to break into the Amakhosi first team and joined Mohlakeng-based Giant Blackpool for R3,000. He joined Blackpool where he was part of the "Triple M" combination with Fani Madida, Geelboi Masango and himself. He helped Blackpool reach the infamous 1991 JPS Cup Final, where he ended up on the losing side against Dynamos. At Blackpool, Moshoeu scored 75 goals in 175 matches.
Moshoeu chose to move to Kaizer Chiefs over Orlando Pirates for a then record fee of R250,000 after the two teams were neck in neck for his services in 1993 after having gone for trials at Wolverhampton Wanderers. His stay was short-lived as he left in mid-season having only played 14 games. Before joining Chiefs, he had been sidelined for six months with a broken leg.
He later signed with FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman and transferred to Turkish club Genclerbirligi after the President Ilhan Cavcav flew to Johannesburg to see him play. He also played for Kocaelispor. He joined Fenerbahce for $2 million. where he was a favourite with the fans. In his time overseas, Moshoeu was coached by Franz Beckenbauer and Joachim Low. He won a league cup in 1996/97 and a league title in 2001/02.
He went back to Kaizer Chiefs at age 37 where, at his vintage age, he continued to excite his old fans with the same enthusiasm and skill in 2002. His time at the club saw him play 89 games and scoring 23 goals to his name. Moshoeu played a pivotal role for Chiefs in the 2003/04 season, Moshoeu finished as Chiefs goalscorer with 11 goals in all competitions, including two hat-tricks. The first was against Black Leopards in a 5-0 win and the second against his future club, AmaZulu in a 4-1 win. Moshoeu assisted in ending Chiefs league title drought that had lasted 11 years. This wasn't his only title at the club. His trophy case acquired two Coca-Cola Cups (2003/04 and 2004/05), a second league title followed in the 2004/2005, and the Absa Cup in the 2005/06 season. He played at Chiefs until 2006.
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