John Tlale (born 15 May 1967) is a South African former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played at both professional and international levels as a

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. Tlale played club football for Bloemfontein Celtic, Welkom Stars,

Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premier Soccer League, the first tier of South African football ...

and Spartak Pretoria; he also earned eight caps for the South African national side between 1999 and 2002 and was part of the squad that won the

1996 African Cup of Nations The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to 16 teams, ...

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* 1967 births Living people People from Kroonstad Africa Cup of Nations-winning players South African soccer players South Africa men's international soccer players 1996 African Cup of Nations players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers South African soccer managers {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub