Brandon Silent (born 22 January 1973) is a South African former

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who played at both professional and international levels as a right-sided

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and fullback. He was nicknamed "Sgcebezana" (Homunculus) because of his short stature.

Career

Silent played club football for

Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates Football Club, referred to as simply Pirates, is a South African professional football club based in Orlando, Soweto that plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as Betway Premiership. The team plays i ...

, scoring 22 goals in 270 appearances. Silent also earned five caps for the South African national side between 1997 and 1998. He played for South Africa at the

1998 African Cup of Nations The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national Association football, football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Just like in ...

finals. After he retired from playing in 2003, Silent became a football coach. He has worked as an assistant at FC AK.

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* 1973 births Living people South African men's soccer players South Africa men's international soccer players 1998 African Cup of Nations players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Men's association football midfielders CAF Champions League–winning players {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub