Moeneeb Josephs

Moeneeb Josephs (pronounced Muh'Neeb),doğum: 19 Mayıs 1980 Cape Town) is a South African soccer goalkeeper who plays for Orlando Pirates and South Africa.

Josephs is a highly-rated goalkeeper in South Africa. His ability to kick with both feet, play as a sweeper and distribute the ball comfortably are some of his traits.

Personal

Cape Flats bölgesinde Mitchell's Plain şehrinin övünç kaynağı olan Moeneeb Josephs, dindar bir müslümandır. Takma adı Slim Kat'dir.

Club career

He began his career with Cape Town Spurs at the age of 17 in 1997 and played for its successor Ajax Cape Town for seven years. In 2006 he moved to Gauteng where he played for Bidvest Wits for two years before moving to Orlando Pirates for a record-breaking fee.

International career

He has played at international level for South Africa and was South Africa's number one goalkeeper at the 2008 African Cup of Nations replacing the injured Rowen Fernandez.

He did not make the final squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, but earned selection to the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at Fernandez's expense. He was not expected to see much playing time as back-up to Itumeleng Khune, but on 16 June 2010 he was called on as a 79th-minute substitute for Steven Pienaar following Khune's sending-off against Uruguay. Josephs was powerless to stop the resultant penalty from Diego Forlan as Bafana Bafana lost the match 3-0 with two goals from Forlan and a third, stoppage-time, strike from Alvaro Pereira. Khune's suspension means that Josephs will in all likelihood play South Africa's final group game against France.

External links

• Career history at National Football Teams