Ryder Mofokeng | |
Fullname: | Johannes Mofokeng |
Birth Date: | 1952 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Soweto, South Africa |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | 1966–1972 |
Youthclubs1: | White City Lucky Brothers |
Youthyears2: | 1972–1975 |
Youthclubs2: | Kaizer Chiefs |
Years1: | 1975–1985 |
Clubs1: | Kaizer Chiefs |
Caps1: | 332 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 13 November 2012 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 13 November 2012 |
Johannes "Ryder" Mofokeng (26 January 1952 – 2 January 2021) was a South African football (soccer) defender who played for amateur club White City Lucky Brothers and Kaizer Chiefs.
At White City Lucky Brothers, he was a teammate of Webster Lichaba before he was invited to play for the Chiefs reserves in 1972.[1]
During the "Golden Era" he was assigned as captain by Eddie Lewis when he was 23. He was captain for 11 years and won 4 NPSL titles and a quadruple in 1981 with Jingles Pereira, Marks Maponyane, Abednigo Ngcobo, Nelson Dladla and Vusi Lamola and more. He scored one goal in his whole career.[1]
He was the Kaizer Chiefs manager with Nelson Dladla in 1993. After coaching he became the goalkeeper coach at the Chiefs youth academy. He died on January 2, 2021.[2] [3]