Modiri Marumo

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Modiri Marumo
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-07-06) 6 July 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth Gaborone, Botswana
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2008 Botswana Defence Force
2008–2010 Haras El Hodood 8 (0)
2010–2012 Bay United
2012–2015 Polokwane City 65 (0)
Total 73 (0)
International career
1997–2015 Botswana 85 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Modiri Marumo (born 6 July 1976) is a Motswana former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

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Born in Gaborone, Marumo began his career with Botswana Defence Force.[1] He signed for Egyptian side Haras El Hodood in February 2008, becoming the first Botswanan player to play in Egypt's top division.[2] He moved to South Africa in August 2010, signing with Bay United.[3] He ended his career with Polokwane City, also in South Africa.[1]

International career

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Marumo earned 85 caps for the Botswana national team between 1997 and 2015.[4] In January 2012 he was one of a number of national team players who went on strike over pay.[5] He initially retired from the national team in February 2012,[6] following the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but returned to the national team set up in July 2012.[7] He is the only ever goalkeeper to have been sent off in the duration of a penalty shootout.[8]

References

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