Tugela Tuyeni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tugela Tulongeni Tuyeni | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Onekwaya, Namibia | ||
| Date of death | 16 December 2016 (aged 39) | ||
| Place of death | Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Blue Boys | ||
| 1999–2004 | Blue Waters | ||
| 2004-2011 | Civics | ||
| 2012 | United Africa Tigers | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Namibia | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tugela Tuyeni (2 May 1977 – 16 December 2016) was a Namibian midfield footballer with Civics of the Namibia Premier League and the Namibia national football team.[1][2]
Club career[edit]
Tugela fled into exile for the liberation of Namibia as a little boy tailing his parents to various refugee camps in Angola and Zambia respectively during Namibia’s liberation war against the South African apartheid regime. He then became a resident of Swakopmund where he was placed in the care of his aunt to start his primary education until he completed his secondary education at Namibia’s most revered holiday resort. He then started playing football with local side Blue Boys.[3]
He later won three league titles with Civics and two with Blue Waters.[4] He retired in 2013.[5]
International career[edit]
Tuyeni played twice for the Namibia national football team, in March and May 2008. He scored on his debut against Malawi.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Tuyeni died in a car accident in December 2016.[4] He was declared dead upon arrival at the Tsumeb State Hospital after the pick-up truck he was in veered of the road and crashed into a traffic sign between Tsumeb and Oshikoto.[6]
Honours[edit]
- 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- NFA Cup: 1
- 2008
References[edit]
- ^ "- The Namibian". The Namibian. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ Official Biography Civics FC website
- ^ a b "Ode to football genius Tugela Tuyeni, a true son of the soil 1977 – 2016". New Era. 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b Nghitongo, Kaino (19 December 2016). "TUGELA DIED WITH A DREAM – HAMATA". Namibian Sun.
- ^ Nikodemus, Sheefeni (25 March 2013). "Namibia: Tugela to Call Time On Career". The Namibian. allafrica.com.
- ^ Nikodemus, Sheefeni (19 December 2016). "Namibia: Football Mourns 'A True Gentleman'". The Namibian. allafrica.com.
External links[edit]
- Tugela Tuyeni at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1977 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Ohangwena Region
- Men's association football midfielders
- Namibian men's footballers
- Namibia men's international footballers
- Blue Waters F.C. players
- F.C. Civics Windhoek players
- United Africa Tigers players
- Namibia Premier League players
- Road incident deaths in Namibia
- Namibian football biography stubs