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Jingles Pereira
Francisco Ivo De Jesus Pereira (2 November 1945 – 3 September 2023) was a Portuguese-born South African association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a part of the 1981 quadruple-winning Kaizer Chiefs. Early life Francisco Ivo De Jesus Pereira was born on 2 November 1945. He grew up on a farm in Vereeniging where he eventually gained skills from playing with the black labourers' kids. People at his school wanted him to play rugby football, rugby but he loved soccer and he was heavily criticised for playing the black man's sport. Playing career At the age of 24, Pereira won the 1969 National Football League (South Africa), NFL Footballer of the Year award. At Cape Town City F.C. (NFL), Cape Town City he was the team's top goalscorer in 1973 and 1974 and helped them win the National Football League (South Africa), NFL, UTC Bowl and the Champion of Champions. Pereira joined Chiefs in 1979 as the third white player in their history. Pereira was later co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartleyvale Stadium
Hartleyvale Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa. It was previously used as a soccer stadium by Cape Town City in the National Football League era, as well as by Hellenic during the late 1980s. It is currently a hockey stadium, with smaller fields nearby still used for soccer by local amateur club sides. In 1996 the Hartleyvale Stadium was upgraded at a cost of 20 million rand. The designed was by ACG Architects in association with GAPP Architects as a regional and national sporting facility to boost South Africa's bid to host the 2004 Olympics. The complex was awarded the SAIA Award of Merit in 1996 and the SAIA Award of Excellence in 2008. The facility is now run by the City of Cape Town and has an offering two astroturf sports fields and seating for 1 700 people in the hockey section. The stadium is also used as a voting station for the South African municipal elections and the South African general elections Elections in South Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
