| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philemon Raul Masinga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Klerksdorp, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 13 January 2019 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Khuma Flamengo | |||
| Kaizer Chiefs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Jomo Cosmos | 88 | (23) |
| 1991–1994 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 108 | (98) |
| 1994–1996 | Leeds United | 31 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | St. Gallen | 10 | (0) |
| 1997 | Salernitana | 16 | (4) |
| 1997–2001 | Bari | 75 | (24) |
| 2001–2002 | Al-Wahda | ||
| Total | 328 | (154) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2001 | South Africa | 58 | (18) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | PJ Stars | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Philemon Raul Masinga (28 June 1969 – 13 January 2019) was a South African professional footballer and manager who played as a striker from 1990 to 2002. He was born in Khuma in the city of Matlosana formerly known as Klerksdorp Municipality.[3]
He played in the English Premier League for Leeds United, and Italian Serie A for Salernitana and Bari. He also played for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns with his cousin Bennett Masinga, St. Gallen and Al-Wahda. He represented South Africa in 58 international games, scoring 18 goals. In 2006, he briefly went into football management with PJ Stars.
Club career
[edit]Masinga made his debut for Jomo Cosmos in 1990, before moving on to Mamelodi Sundowns.[4]
In 1994 he left for English Premier League club Leeds United; the deal that his agent Marcelo Houseman did with Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson also involved Lucas Radebe moving to Leeds from Kaizer Chiefs.[5] He played in the English Premier League for two years, playing 31 games and scoring five goals, and also scored a hat-trick in an FA Cup tie against Walsall on 17 January 1995.[6]
Masinga moved to Switzerland with St. Gallen in 1996, followed by spells in Italy with Salernitana and Bari.[7] In 2001, a return to English Football with Coventry City fell through after he failed to secure a work permit,[8] following which he moved to Al Wahda FC in Abu Dhabi where he completed his playing career.[7]
International career
[edit]Masinga made his international debut in July 1992 against Cameroon; this was South Africa's first match following readmission of the country to international football.[9] In an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier versus Zambia in 1992, Masinga became the first South African ever to be sent off in an international match.[10] He was in the Bafana Bafana side when South Africa won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and when they finished second to Egypt in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations.[11] "Chippa", as he was affectionately known,[12] scored the decisive goal in the 1997 game against the Republic of the Congo that took South Africa to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.[9] He played 58 games for his country, scoring 18 goals.[4]
Managerial career
[edit]In 2006, Masinga briefly coached PJ Stars, a now-defunct third-division South African club.[4]
Death
[edit]On 13 January 2019, Masinga died in Johannesburg.[9][13] He had been admitted to hospital the previous month, due to cancer.[12][14]
Career statistics
[edit]| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 July 1992 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Cameroon |
1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 October 1992 |  Congo |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 25 July 1993 | Sir Aneroid Jugnauth Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius |  Mauritius |
3–0 | 3–0 | 1994 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 24 April 1994 | Mmabatho Stadium, Mmabatho, South Africa |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 4 September 1994 | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar |  Madagascar |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6 | 15 October 1994 | Odi Stadium, Mabopane, South Africa | Mauritius |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 7 | 13 January 1996 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Cameroon |
1–0 | 3–0 | 1996 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 8 | 24 April 1996 |  Brazil |
1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 9 | 9 November 1996 |  Zaire |
1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 World Cup qualification | |
| 10 | 27 April 1997 | Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 11 | 24 May 1997 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England |  England |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 8 June 1997 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Zambia |
2–0 | 3–0 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 16 August 1997 | Congo |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 14 | 24 January 1998 | Independence Stadium, Windhoek, South Africa |  Namibia |
2–1 | 2–3 | 1998 COSAFA Cup |
| 15 | 23 January 1999 | King George V Stadium, Curepipe, Mauritius | Mauritius |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 16 | 27 February 1999 | Odi Stadium, Mabopane, South Africa |  Gabon |
2–1 | 4–1 | |
| 17 | 16 December 2000 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Liberia |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 18 | 25 February 2001 | Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi |  Malawi |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Jomo Cosmos
- Nedbank Cup: 1990
Mamelodi Sundowns
South Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations: 1996; runner-up: 1998
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hugman, Barry J, ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Queen Anne Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
- ^ "Philemon Masinga: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Phil Masinga: South African footballer who was part of a new era of sport after apartheid". The Independent. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Breakfast, Siviwe (12 December 2018). "Former Bafana striker Phil Masinga hospitalised". The South African. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Smart, Ryan (6 August 2018). "This is my hero". Tale of Two Halves. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Hat-Trick Heroes – Leeds United FC – LeedsUtdMAD". Leedsunited-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ a b "South Africa and Leeds United star Phil Masinga dies at 49". ESPN. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Masinga deal off". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 August 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Phil Masinga: Ex-Leeds and South Africa striker dies aged 49". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Said, Nick (7 August 2015). "No stranger to seeing red". Daily Dispatch. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Hadebe Sadze (12 December 2018). "Bafana Bafana legend Philemon Masinga has been hospitalised". The Sowetan. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ a b "SA soccer legend Phil 'Chippa' Masinga dies". Sport24. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Phil Masinga". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Phil Masinga: South Africa striker who made Premier League history with Leeds". Guardian. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Phil Masinga at Soccerbase
- Klerksdorper.com The Number One Internet Site for Klerksdorp
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