Sinethemba Jantjie
football player from South Africa (1989-2019)
Sinethemba Jantjie (15 February 1989 – 1 April 2019) was a South African professional footballer. He played as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 1989 | ||
| Date of death | 1 April 2019 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Bethlehem, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Mbombela United | 12 | (3) |
| 2016–2019 | Free State Stars | 63 | (8) |
| Total | 75 | (11) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Jantjie was from Whittlesea, Eastern Cape. He first played for Mbombela United between 2015 and 2016. He soon signed for PSL club Free State Stars. In his three seasons with the Free State Stars, he scored eight goals in 63 league appearances. At the time of his death, he was set to play for PSL side Bidvest Wits from the 2019–20 season onward.
On 1 April 2019, Jantjie died in a car crash in Bethlehem, Free State. He was 30.[1]
References
change- ↑ Nick Said; Tiyani wa ka Mabasa (1 April 2019). "PSL star Sinethemba Jantjie killed in car accident, Free State Stars confirm". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
Other websites
change- Sinethemba Jantjie at WorldFootball.net
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