Ryder Mofokeng

Johannes "Ryder" Mofokeng (born 20 August 1950 in Soweto, Gauteng) was a South African football (soccer) defender who played for amateur club White City Lucky Brothers and Kaizer Chiefs.

Ryder Mofokeng
Personal information
Full name Johannes Mofokeng
Date of birth (1950-08-20) 20 August 1950
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1966–1972 White City Lucky Brothers
1972–1975 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1985 Kaizer Chiefs 332 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2012

Career

Youth career

At White City Lucky Brothers, he was a teammate of Webster Lichaba before he was invited to play for the Chiefs reserves in 1972.[1]

Kaizer Chiefs

During the "Golden Era" he was assigned as captain by Eddie Lewis when he was 23. He was captain for 11 years and won 4 NPSL titles and a quadruple in 1981 with Jingles Pereira, Marks Maponyane, Abednigo Ngcobo, Nelson Dladla and Vusi Lamola and more. He scored one goal in his whole career.[1]

After retirement

He was the Kaizer Chiefs manager with Nelson Dladla in 1993. After coaching he became the goalkeeper coach at the Chiefs youth academy.[2]

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References
  1. Ernest Landheer. "Where are they now: Johannes 'Ryder' Mofokeng, former captain of Kaizer Chiefs". Times LIVE.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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