Brian Baloyi (born 16 March 1974) is a retired

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. Baloyi made his professional debut in 1993. He joined league rivals

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 ...

in 2004 after playing for

Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) is a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premiership. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Kings" or "Chiefs" in Zu ...

for over a decade. He is commonly nicknamed "Spiderman".

International career

Baloyi made his debut against the

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on 4 June 1997. In the match, which ended in a 2-0 loss for the Bafana Bafana, he witnessed a long-range goal by

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. He played for

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and was in part of the squad that travelled to

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for the

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where he played their final match of the group stage in a 4–3 loss against

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. He also played in the

1998 Africa 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 football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Just like in 1996, the field of six ...

, the

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and the

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. Despite retirement claims, Baloyi was called up by

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for the

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth FIFA Confederations Cup, Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton ...

but he was just Santana's third choice behind

Itumeleng Khune Itumeleng Isaac Khune (born 20 June 1987) is a South African professional football player who most recently played as goalkeeper for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League, and also the South African national team. He is often hailed as on ...

and Rowen Fernandez.

Personal life

Baloyi's wife, Phungi, is a

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survivor. She was one of the mourners at the funeral of the wife of

Lucas Radebe Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe OIS (born 12 April 1969) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He began playing in the than known Bophuthatswana Soccer league (BOPSOL) playing for Stocks Birds in Lehurutshe ...

, Feziwe, who were handed pink ribbons to wear to raise awareness of cancer. He has a son named Kgosi.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baloyi, Brian 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Alexandra, Gauteng Tsonga people South African men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for South Africa Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players South Africa men's international soccer players Soccer players from Gauteng 21st-century South African sportsmen