Brandon Silent

Brandon Silent
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-01-22) 22 January 1973 (age 53)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Vaal Reef Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2001 Orlando Pirates 255 (21)
International career
1994–1996 South Africa U23 9 (0)
1997–1998 South Africa 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brandon Silent (born 22 January 1973) is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a right-sided midfielder and fullback.

He was nicknamed "Sgcebezana" (Homunculus) because of his short stature.

Career

Silent played club football for Orlando Pirates, scoring 22 goals in 270 appearances.

Silent also earned five caps for the South African national side between 1997 and 1998. He played for South Africa at the 1998 African Cup of Nations finals.

After he retired from playing in 2003, Silent became a football coach. He has worked as an assistant at FC AK.

References

  1. ↑ "Full list of all SA under-23 matches" (PDF). SAFA.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  2. ↑ MOKOENA, KGOMOTSO. "#ThowBackThursday - Brandon "Sgcebezana" Silent". Daily Sun.
  3. 1 2 "Silent may be returning to Bucs". Kick Off. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Nikulski, Dirk & Tabeira, Martín (28 May 2006). "South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.