Rowan Hendricks (born 15 November 1979) is a South African former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

On 20 February 2003,

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announced the signing of Hendricks and fellow South African

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. In January 2005, Hendricks went on trial with

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club

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during their training camp in South Africa. In January 2009, Hendricks signed for

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International career

Hendricks earned his first call up to the

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team in April 2004, being one of two uncapped players, along with Mark Arber, in

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's 21-man squad.

Coaching career

After retiring from professional football, Hendricks became a coach at

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. He is the current assistant coach of

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in the

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2021-

Career statistics

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International

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* 1979 births Living people South African men's soccer players South Africa men's international soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players Russian Premier League players Bundesliga players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Eintracht Frankfurt players Eintracht Frankfurt II players FC Rostov players SuperSport United F.C. players Ikapa Sporting F.C. players FC AK players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Men's association football midfielders {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub