Andre Arendse

Andre Arendse

Personal information
Full name	Andre Leander Arendse
Date of birth	(1967-06-27) 27 June 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Vasco Da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1998	Cape Town Spurs	187	(0)
1992	→ Santos (loan)	38	(0)
1998–2000	Fulham	12	(0)
2000	Oxford United	11	(0)
2000–2003	Santos	101	(0)
2003–2005	Mamelodi Sundowns	45	(0)
2005–2009	Supersport United	40	(0)
2013	Bidvest Wits	2	(0)
Total		436	(0)
International career^‡
1995–2004	South Africa	67	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2013

Andre Leander Arendse (born 27 June 1967) is a South African former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

He now works as an assistant and goalkeeper coach for Supersport United and has also been a co-presenter with SuperSport.

Playing career

Club career

Arendse made his debut in 1991 for Cape Town Spurs in the now defunct NSL, being loaned to Cape Town side Santos in 1992. He later played professionally for Oxford United, Fulham (both England), Santos, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United.

He retired from football in 2009 winning the Premier Soccer League title with SuperSport United. In May 2013, Arendse returned as an emergency goalkeeper for Bidvest Wits due to injuries to the club's goalkeepers Steven Hoffman, Jackson Mabokgwane, Emile Baron and Ryan Harrison. This made him the oldest player in PSL history surpassing the previous record set by Bruce Grobbelaar.^[1]

International career

He represented South Africa 67 times having made his debut in 1995. 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. He was South Africa's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and retired from international football in 2004. He was also the starting goalkeeper for the South Africa team that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations.

Coaching career

Arendse took over as interim coach of Supersport United in April 2022. However, the club appointed Gavin Hunt to the permanent position, with Arendse remaining as assistant, stating that Arendse didn't have the requisite coaching qualifications should the club qualify for continental competition.^[2]

References

1. "Andrew Arendse the oldest player to feature in South African PSL". 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
2. Thekasiboy (15 December 2022). "CEO explains why SuperSport didn't give Arendse the coaching job". Retrieved 9 January 2024.

External links

• Andre Arendse at National-Football-Teams.com
• BBC Sport article about the 2002 World Cup