Brendan Augustine Explained

Brendan Augustine
Birth Date:26 October 1971
Birth Place:East London, South Africa
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)
Position:Right-winger[1]
Youthclubs1:Port Elizabeth Blackpool
Years1:1990–1996
Caps1:132
Goals1:44
Years2:1996–1999
Caps2:38
Goals2:1
Years3:1999–2001
Caps3:17
Goals3:3
Nationalyears1:1993–1998
Nationalteam1:South Africa
Nationalcaps1:30
Nationalgoals1:4

Brendan Augustine (born 26 October 1971 in East London) is a South African former football player. He played professionally for Bush Bucks, LASK Linz (Austria) and Ajax Cape Town.

He played for South Africa national soccer team and was a participant at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1998 African Cup of Nations and 1998 FIFA World Cup.[2] In the latter, Augustine was sent home, along with Naughty Mokoena for breaches of discipline after breaking curfew set by coach Philippe Troussier.[3]

Career statistics

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 July 1993 1–3 Win 1994 African Nations Cup qual.
2. 10 May 1994 2–1 Win Friendly
3. 30 September 1995 3–2 Win Friendly
4. 13 December 1997 2–2 Draw 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
Correct as of 9 March 2017[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brendan Augustine.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20071016162428/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/teams/team=43883.html 1998 FIFA World Cup - South Africa Squad
  3. News: Football: Naughty partner offers apology. The Independent. 2018-06-07. en-GB.
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres1995.html South Africa - International Matches 1992-1995