Andre Arendse - Motivational Speaker - Johannesburg
 

Andre Leander Arendse (born June 27, 1967 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a retired South African football (soccer) goalkeeper. 

Andre Leander Arendse played mostly for Oxford United, Fulham FC (both England), Cape Town Spurs, Santos, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United. He is also a co-presenter with SuperSport, South Africa's sporting channel(s). 

He played for South Africa national football team. He was initially in the 1998 FIFA World Cup squad, but had to pull out due to injury. His replacement Paul Evans also withdrew through injury and was replaced by Simon Gopane, who was the first-ever goalkeeper to wear number 23 in the finals. He was later a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and retired from his international career in 2004.

Andre Arendse
 

I helped my club (Cape Town Spurs) achieve the National Soccer league title as well as the BobSave Superbowl Cup.

In 1996,

 I won the African Cup of Nations title playing for South Africa.

I hold the South African record for going 8 games in a row (+- 600 minutes) without conceding agoal for Bafana Bafana between 1996 and 1997 A record that still stands and unofficially second in the world behind the former Italian great goalkeeper, Dino Zoff.

In 1997,

 I was selected to represent the continent of Africa, where an African team played an exhibition

match against a European team.

Later in 1997,

 I was selected by a FIFA panel to play in the FIFA all-stars team against an Asian select team in Hong Kong.

 This particular game was played in honour of the hand over of Hong Kong which was still under the British rule at the time.

 Upon leaving Hong Kong, I was requested to travel directly to England, where I joined Fulham Football Club in London.

In 1998,

 I was selected to represent Bafana Bafana in the coveted World Cup in France. My dream was

never-the-less shattered, when I ruptured a cartilage in my knee thus forcing me to have an

operation and withdraw from the Bafana team.

 All this occurring 1 day before our opening game against the host nation, France.

Andre Arendse
 

In 2000,

 I helped Bafana Bafana finish in third place in the African Cup of Nations which was jointly staged by Ghana and Nigeria.

In 2002,

My dream had finally been realised, when I was selected to don the number 1 goalkeeper's jersey

for Bafana Bafana in the World Cup which was hosted jointly by Japan and Korea.

Later in 2002,

I captained Bafana Bafana to Cosafa Cup victory, thereby being crowned champions of Southern Africa.

At the end of the 2002/2003 PSL season

I received the honour of being named PSL player of the year after winning the league title with

Santos FC.

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