Brandon Silent Explained

Brandon Silent
Birth Date:22 January 1973
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Vaal Reef Stars
Years1:1993–2001
Clubs1:Orlando Pirates
Caps1:255
Goals1:21
Nationalyears1:1994–1996
Nationalteam1:South Africa U23
Nationalcaps1:9[1]
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1997–1998
Nationalteam2:South Africa
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0

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" (Mini Skirt) because of his short stature.[2]

Career

Silent played club football for Orlando Pirates, scoring 22 goals in 270 appearances.[3]

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.[4]

After he retired from playing in 2003, Silent became a football coach. He has worked as an assistant at FC AK.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SAFA.net . Full list of all SA under-23 matches . 28 August 2013 . 19 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719223736/http://www.safa.net/UserFiles/safa.intoweb.co.za/File/U-23_games.PDF . dead .
  2. https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/sport/thowbackthursday-brandon-sgcebezana-silent-20190731
  3. Web site: . Silent may be returning to Bucs . 3 April 2013 . 28 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528074350/http://www.kickoff.com/news/267/silent-may-be-returning-to-bucs . live . 28 May 2014 .
  4. Web site: . Nikulski, Dirk . Tabeira, Martín . amp . South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000 . 28 May 2006 . 28 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203034810/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html . live . 3 December 2013 .