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Andrew Rabutla
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-11-21) 21 November 1971 (age 52)
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

Andrew Rabutla (born 21 November 1971) is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.

He was nicknamed "Jaws of Life" because of his tough tackling.[2]

Career

Rabutla 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

  1. ^ a b c Andrew Rabutla at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ gazzetta.gr «Δεν ξεχνώ τον ΠΑΟΚ, ήθελα να μείνω περισσότερο»
  4. ^ uefa.com PAOK Sparta Trnava 5-3
  5. ^ Andrew Rabutla – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ footballdatabase.eu CAF Nations Cup 1998
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