Andrew Rabutla (born 21 November 1971) is a South African former

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player who played at both professional and international levels as a defender. He was nicknamed "Jaws of Life" because of his tough tackling.

Career

Rabutla played his club football in South Africa and Greece for D'Alberton Callies, Rabali Blackpool,

Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos is a South African soccer club based in Johannesburg that plays in the ABC Motsepe League. The club is owned and coached by South African football legend Jomo Sono. At the end of the 2021–22 National First Division season, the ...

and

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

. His European career end early after a serious knee injury. Rabutla played with PAOK only one official game for 1997–98 UEFA Cup. Due to his injury his released from PAOK at the middle of the season. He also earned nineteen caps for the South African national side between 1997 and 2001, scoring one goal. Two of his caps came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He also took part at the

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final.

References

1971 births Living people South African men's soccer players South Africa men's international soccer players South African Premier Division players Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Men's association football defenders 1998 African Cup of Nations players PAOK FC players South African expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece South African expatriate sportspeople in Greece Sportspeople from Tzaneen Soccer players from Limpopo {{SouthAfrica-footy-defender-stub