Sizwe Motaung
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sizwe Wesley Motaung | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 16 August 2001 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chippa's Dynamos | |||
| Durban Leeds United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Jomo Cosmos | ||
| 1994–1996 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 1996–1997 | St. Gallen | 15 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | CD Tenerife | 13 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 2000–2001 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| National team | |||
| 1992–1997 | South Africa | 51 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Sizwe Motaung (7 January 1970 – 16 August 2001) was a South African football player who played for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns, St. Gallen, CD Tenerife, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, as well at international level for the national side. He was part of the squad that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations.
He died of an AIDS-related disease at his home in Newcastle on 16 August 2001, at the age of 31.
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