Thabang Lebese
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thabang Johnny Lebese | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 22 February 2012 (aged 38) | ||
| Place of death | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Orlando Wanderers | |||
| 1988–1993 | Orlando Hotspurs | ||
| Kaizer Chiefs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Kaizer Chiefs B | 2 | (?) |
| 1993–2000 | Kaizer Chiefs | 219 | (75) |
| 2000–2001 | Ria Stars | 28 | (8) |
| 2001–2003 | Orlando Pirates | 22 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Silver Stars | 8 | (0) |
| 2004 | Moroka Swallows | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Black Leopards | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Dynamos | ? | (?) |
| Total | 288+ | (87+) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | South Africa U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Thabang Johnny Lebese (24 August 1973 – 22 February 2012) was a South African footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a midfielder.
Lebese played youth football for Orlando Wanderers and Orlando Hotspurs, and professionally for Kaizer Chiefs, Ria Stars, Orlando Pirates, Silver Stars, Moroka Swallows, Black Leopards and Dynamos. In total, he made 279 appearances in the Premier Soccer League during his 13-year career.
Lebese earned one cap for South Africa in 1998, in a COSAFA Cup match against Namibia.
Lebese died on 22 February 2012, at the age of 38, from an AIDS-related illness.
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