Compiled by Daniel Mothowagae

Additional information: SA Schools Football Association THEUNS KRUGER, Graphics24

Winners medals
Absa Premiership: 2010/11, 2011/12
MTN8 Cup: 2010, 2011
Nedbank Cup: 2011, 2014
Telkom Knockout: 2011
Nedbank Cup: 2014
Runners-up medals
MTN8 Cup: 2013, 2014
Telkom Knockout: 2008, 2010, 2013
CAF Champions League: 2013
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Senzos medal haul
Full names:
Senzo Robert Meyiwa
Nicknames:
Nzori or Casillas (after Spain
and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker
Casillas)
Born:
September 24 1987 in Umlazi,
south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
2000: As a 13-year-old, Meyiwa represented KwaZulu-
Natal in the Transnet Under-14 and the Coca-Cola
Under-17 interprovincial tournaments. This is where he
was scouted by Orlando Pirates Youth Academy coaches.
He was then enrolled at Bophelo-Impilo School in Mayfair,
Joburg, the school that was adopted by Pirates
Career path
2005: Meyiwa and his Bophelo team became the rst Copa CocaCola
Football Stars after they defeated Sofunda High from Middleburg in
Mpumalanga in the nal. Sofunda had in their ensemble Happy Jele,
who later became team-mates with Meyiwa at Pirates. The pair was
part of the Copa Coca-Cola All Stars team that toured Barcelona later
in the year. Meyiwa later graduated to the Pirates reserve side, Yebo Yes
July 2005:
Promoted to the
Pirates senior team
under then Bucs
coach Kosta Papi
2004: Became the rst school captain to lift the rst Kay Motsepe Schools Cup. His
performances led to him being called up to the schools national team United School Sports
Association of SA (Ussasa) at the Africa Zone VI Ball Games in Zambia. The Ussasa team
was coached by current Mamelodi Sundowns assistant coach Manqoba Mnqithi
August 2006: Made his SA Under-20 debut as
replacement for Itumeleng Khune in Amajitas 1-0 win
over Zimbabwe in the African Championship qualiers.
Meyiwa later became part of Steve Komphelas SA
Under-23 squad that was preparing for the 2008
Beijing Olympic Games, which they failed to qualify for
Senzo Meyiwa
milestones
2002: Amajimbos
coach Serame
Letosaka called
up Meyiwa for the
SA Under-17s
2003: Kept goal for Bophelo in
the MTN Under-16 Cup nal in
September against Harmony
Academy. He captained the
school to a successful title
defence the following year
November 2006:
Played his rst ofcial
game for Pirates (guided
by Milutin Sredojevi) in
a 2-1 win over AmaZulu
2012: Former Pirates coach
Roger de S installed Meyiwa as
his rst-choice goalkeeper for
the Buccaneers following injury
to regular Moeneeb Josephs
2013: Then Bafana coach Gordon Igesund
handed Meyiwa his rst cap in the SA
senior squads 2-0 win over Lesotho in a
friendly xture in Maseru. Meyiwa came on
as a second-half substitute
July 2014:
Awarded the
Pirates chairmans
award and the
golden glove
accolade for
keeping 10 clean
sheets in 51
games (out of 53),
conceding 45 in
all competitions
last season
September 2014:
Appointed Bafana
captain by coach
Shakes Mashaba
for the Afcon
qualier against
Sudan in Khartoum.
He played in all
four qualiers
without conceding
October 18: Pirates
coach Vladimir
Vermezovi handed him
the clubs captaincy in
the league match against
Free State Stars at
Orlando Stadium, taking
over from interim skipper
Siyabonga Sangweni,
who had stood for the
original captain Lucky
Lekgwathi
October 25: Meyiwa
played in his last
game when he
helped Pirates to a
4-1 win over Ajax
Cape Town in the
Telkom Knockout
quarternals at
Orlando Stadium. He
was 27 years and 32
days old when he met
his untimely death