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John Moshoeu

1965 - 2015

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John "Shoes" Lesiba Moshoeu (18 December 1965 – 21 April 2015) was a South African football player who was part of the South African team that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations. He played as an attacking midfielder. Shoes, as he was best known to fans, was born in Ga Mashashane, Limpopo and grew up in Diepkloof, Soweto. He played for Blue Whales in Diepkloof. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Moshoeu is the 8,632nd most popular soccer player (down from 7,967th in 2019), the 276th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 267th in 2019) and the 14th most popular South African Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Moshoeu ranks 8,632 out of 21,273. Before him are Pablo Machín, Filip Daems, Alexandros Tziolis, Adolfino Cañete, Martin Müller, and Pontus Wernbloom. After him are Jean-Clair Todibo, Lee Yong, Andrea Cambiaso, Álex Remiro, Saud Abdulhamid, and Eduardo Salvio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, John Moshoeu ranks 715. Before him are Andrea Zorzi, Mia Hermansson-Högdahl, Michael Goldenberg, Kang Jae-won, Nestor Omar Piccoli, and Gheorghe Mihali. After him are Koji Gyotoku, Marcus du Sautoy, Jeremy Ratchford, Christopher C. Miller, Álvaro Cervera, and Marina Kiehl. Among people deceased in 2015, John Moshoeu ranks 540. Before him are Sandy Berger, Chenjerai Hove, Perro Aguayo Jr., Richard Corliss, Vadym Tyshchenko, and Irwin Keyes. After him are Dean Potter, Marjorie Lord, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Sinan Şamil Sam, Jimmy Hill, and Jim Wright.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, John Moshoeu ranks 276 out of 454. Before him are Wendy Beckett (1930), Caster Semenya (1991), Aaron Mokoena (1980), Quinton Fortune (1977), Robbie Hunter (1977), and Naledi Pandor (1953). After him are Wayde van Niekerk (1992), Es'kia Mphahlele (1919), AB de Villiers (1984), Sasha Pieterse (1996), Olaf Kölzig (1970), and David Bateson (1960).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Africa

Among soccer players born in South Africa, John Moshoeu ranks 14. Before him are Phil Masinga (1969), Hans Vonk (1970), MacBeth Sibaya (1977), Lucas Radebe (1969), Aaron Mokoena (1980), and Quinton Fortune (1977). After him are Pierre Issa (1975), Matthew Booth (1977), Anele Ngcongca (1987), Eudy Simelane (1977), Sibusiso Zuma (1975), and Doctor Khumalo (1967).

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