Brian Baloyi

Brian Baloyi (born 16 March 1974^[1]) is a retired South African association football goalkeeper.

Brian Baloyi

Baloyi shaking hands with Wesley Sneijder in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Brian Bafana Baloyi
Date of birth	(1974-03-16) 16 March 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth	Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Alexandra United
	Longhorn FC
	Wits University
	Highlands Park
1986–1990	Balfour Park
1990–1993	Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–2004	Kaizer Chiefs	338	(0)
2004–2010	Mamelodi Sundowns	75	(0)
International career‡
1993–1994	South Africa U-20	5	(0)
1995–1997	South Africa U-23	9	(0)
1997–2009	South Africa	24	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 May 2011

Baloyi made his professional debut in 1993. He joined league rivals Mamelodi Sundowns in 2004 after playing for Kaizer Chiefs for over a decade. He is commonly nicknamed "Spiderman".

International career

Baloyi made his debut against the Netherlands on 4 June 1997. In the match, which ended in a 2-0 loss for the Bafana Bafana, he witnessed a long-range goal by Giovanni van Bronckhorst.^[2][3] He played for South Africa national football team and was in part of the squad that travelled to Saudi Arabia for the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup where he played their final match of the group stage in a 4–3 loss against Uruguay. He also played in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, the 1998 FIFA World Cup^[4] and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Despite retirement claims, Baloyi was called up by Joel Santana for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup but he was just Santana's third choice behind Itumeleng Khune and Rowen Fernandez.

Personal life

Baloyi's wife, Phungi, is a breast cancer survivor. She was one of the mourners at the funeral of the wife of Lucas Radebe, Feziwe, who were handed pink ribbons to wear to raise awareness of cancer. He has a son named Kgosi.^[5]