Phil Masinga
South African soccer player and manager (1969–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philemon Raul Masinga (28 June 1969 – 13 January 2019) was a South African professional footballer and manager who played as a striker from 1990 to 2002. He was born in Khuma in the city of Matlosana formerly known as Klerksdorp Municipality.[3]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philemon Raul Masinga[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1969-06-28)28 June 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Klerksdorp, South Africa | ||
Date of death | 13 January 2019(2019-01-13) (aged 49) | ||
Place of death | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Khuma Flamengo | |||
Kaizer Chiefs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | Jomo Cosmos | 88 | (23) |
1991–1994 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 108 | (98) |
1994–1996 | Leeds United | 31 | (5) |
1996–1997 | St. Gallen | 10 | (0) |
1997 | Salernitana | 16 | (4) |
1997–2001 | Bari | 75 | (24) |
2001–2002 | Al-Wahda | ||
Total | 328 | (154) | |
International career | |||
1992–2001 | South Africa | 58 | (18) |
Managerial career | |||
2006 | PJ Stars | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He played in the English Premier League for Leeds United, and Italian Serie A for Salernitana and Bari. He also played for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns with his cousin Bennett Masinga, St. Gallen and Al-Wahda. He represented South Africa in 58 international games, scoring 18 goals. In 2006, he briefly went into football management with PJ Stars.