Andre Leander Arendse (born 27 June 1967) is a South African former

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player who played as a

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. He now works as an assistant and goalkeeper coach for

Supersport United SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional association football, football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the South African Premier Di ...

and has also been a co-presenter with SuperSport.

Playing career

Club career

Arendse made his debut in 1991 for Cape Town Spurs in the now defunct NSL, being loaned to

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side Santos in 1992. He later played professionally for

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(both England), Santos,

Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South African football league syste ...

and

SuperSport United SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional association football, football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the South African Premier Di ...

. He retired from football in 2009 winning the

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title with SuperSport United. In May 2013, Arendse returned as an emergency goalkeeper for Bidvest Wits due to injuries to the club's goalkeepers Steven Hoffman, Jackson Mabokgwane, Emile Baron and

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. This made him the oldest player in PSL history surpassing the previous record set by

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International career

He represented

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67 times having made his debut in 1995. He was initially in the

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squad, but had to pull out due to injury. His replacement Paul Evans also withdrew through injury and was replaced by Simon Gopane. He was South Africa's first-choice goalkeeper at the

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, and retired from international football in 2004. He was also the starting goalkeeper for the South Africa team that won the

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Coaching career

Arendse took over as interim coach of

in April 2022. However, the club appointed Gavin Hunt to the permanent position, with Arendse remaining as assistant, stating that Arendse didn't have the requisite coaching qualifications should the club qualify for continental competition.

References

External links

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BBC Sport
article about the 2002 World Cup {{DEFAULTSORT:Arendse, Andre 1967 births Living people Soccer players from Cape Town South African men's soccer players Cape Coloureds South Africa men's international soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players Fulham F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football goalkeepers 1996 African Cup of Nations players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2000 African Cup of Nations players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Expatriate men's footballers in England Bidvest Wits F.C. players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players 20th-century South African sportsmen