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]
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]