Motsau Joseph "Banks" Setlhodi (born 12 April 1947) in
Randfontein
Randfontein is a gold mining town in the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, west of Johannesburg. With the Witwatersrand gold rush in full swing, mining financier JB Robinson bought the farm Randfontein and, in 1889, floated the Randfontein Est ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
is a retired South African association football player who played in South Africa for Randfontein Young Zebras and
Kaizer Chiefs.
Early life
Setlhodi grew up in Madubaville,
Randfontein
Randfontein is a gold mining town in the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, west of Johannesburg. With the Witwatersrand gold rush in full swing, mining financier JB Robinson bought the farm Randfontein and, in 1889, floated the Randfontein Est ...
. He attended Topia Lower Primary and later Wesele Higher Primary. He grew up playing
soccer in the street until he was invited by his friend to play for Randfontein Young Zebras' 3rd Division side which he played for until he was promoted to the senior team. He joined
Kaizer XI in 1969.
Club career
He was one of the first
Kaizer Chiefs recruits, he was recruited by
Ewert Nene. He could play all positions on the field and he was a regular penalty taker. He was nicknamed "Banks" after 1966 World Cup winner and former
Hellenic goalkeeper
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional caree ...
, when he saved a fierce penalty kick from the British XI's
Rod Marsh
Rodney William Marsh (4 November 1947 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian professional cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper for the Australian national team.
Marsh had a Test career spanning from the 1970–71 to the 1983–84 Australian ...
.
International career
He represented
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
in 1977 versus
Rhodesia.
References
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1947 births
Living people
People from Randfontein
South African soccer players
South Africa international soccer players
Association football goalkeepers
Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
South African soccer managers
Sportspeople from Gauteng