David Sibusiso Nyathi (born 22 March 1969) is a retired

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n soccer player, who is currently the assistant coach at

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, and previously coached their under-19 team.

Career

Nyathi started playing professional football for Dangerous Darkies who were promoted to the NSL in the 1991 season. They were relegated into obscurity after one season in the top flight and "Going Up", as he was affectionately known, joined Orlando Pirates. He became part of the first Bafana Bafana squad upon the country's return to international football in 1992. He moved on to Cape Town Spurs where he won the league and cup double in 1995. He later moved to Europe where he played for a few teams, including

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(Switzerland), Ankaragücü (Turkey),

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(Spain) and

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(Italy).

International

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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.1998 FIFA World Cup – South Africa Squad
He was also part of the squad that won the

1996 African Cup of Nations The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to 16 teams, ...

References

External links

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Nyathi's Profile
* 1969 births Living people People from Bushbuckridge South African soccer players South Africa international soccer players South African expatriate soccer players La Liga players Dangerous Darkies players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players CD Tenerife players FC St. Gallen players Cagliari Calcio players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Serie A players Süper Lig players Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Turkey 1996 African Cup of Nations players South African expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 1998 African Cup of Nations players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players South African expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland South African expatriate sportspeople in Spain Association football defenders {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub