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Fetsi Molatedi

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Fetsi Molatedi
Personal information
Full name Johannes Malefetsane Molatedi
Date of birth (1960-07-06) 6 July 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Phiri Eleven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 Moroka Swallows 50 (10)
1984–1994 Kaizer Chiefs 186 (57)
1995–1999 Seven Stars 78 (20)
2000 D'Alberton Callies 16 (3)
Total 330 (90)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johannes Malefetsane Fetsi "Chippa" Molatedi (born 6 July 1960)[1] is a retired South African football (soccer) midfielder who played Moroka Swallows, Kaizer Chiefs, Seven Stars and D'Alberton Callies.

Career

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Molatedi began playing for Swallows in January 1981. After he won the Mainstay Cup in 1983 he requested a transfer to the club he supported as a boy, Kaizer Chiefs.[1]

With an increasing number of enemies and death threats, he was flown to the coast in Durban by Kaizer Motaung, who arranged for him a unit at Elangeni Hotel where he stayed for 3 weeks. Motaung struck a record deal with a transfer fee of R45 000.[1]

He played for Chiefs for ten seasons giving defenders headaches with Trevor Mthimkhulu where he won the quadruple in 1984.[1]

His most memorable match would be the Mainstay Cup semi final against African Wanderers where came on as a substitute in the second half trailing 1-0 at Ellis Park. Molatedi attended his grandmother's funeral earlier that day and scored a hat trick to win 3-1.[1]

Retirement

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Molatedi's injury in 1987 changed his game drastically, he would rush and never waited for his recovery. At Seven Stars his star began to wane and retired in 2000.[1] He coached amateur teams in Matatiele and returned to Johannesburg in 2002. He runs the Ormonde Soccer Academy with players from Xavier Reef and Ormonde View.[1]

Personal life

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He married Rose in 1980. He lives in Ormonde.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Rangongo, Rafora (21 February 2010). "Where are they now? Local soccer legend Chippa Molatedi". Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.