Andrew Rabutla (born 21 November 1971) is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Tzaneen, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | D'Alberton Callies | ||
| 1995–1996 | Rabali Blackpool | 36 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Jomo Cosmos | 38 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | PAOK | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2006 | Jomo Cosmos | 229 | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2001 | South Africa | 19 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was nicknamed "Jaws of Life" because of his tough tackling.[2]
Career
editRabutla played his club football in South Africa and Greece for D'Alberton Callies, Rabali Blackpool, Jomo Cosmos and PAOK.[1] His European career end early after a serious knee injury. Rabutla played with PAOK only one official game for 1997–98 UEFA Cup. Due to his injury his released from PAOK at the middle of the season.[3][4]
He also earned nineteen caps for the South African national side between 1997 and 2001, scoring one goal.[1] Two of his caps came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5] He also took part at the 1998 African Cup of Nations final.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Andrew Rabutla at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Path: /Published/DailySun/2010/04/30/DJ/Texts/LOTTO-soccer.XML Creator: System Last Modified by: System Print Chanal: DailySun Edition: DJ Publication Date: 20100430 Section: News Folio: Page Ref: 10 Book: Source: Methode". 152.111.1.87. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ gazzetta.gr «Δεν ξεχνώ τον ΠΑΟΚ, ήθελα να μείνω περισσότερο»
- ^ uefa.com PAOK Sparta Trnava 5-3
- ^ Andrew Rabutla – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ footballdatabase.eu CAF Nations Cup 1998
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