Place of birth South Africa Name Fetsi Molatedi Playing position Role Football player | Years Team Position Midfielder 1981–1983 Moroka Swallows | |
Full name Johannes Malefetsane Molatedi Date of birth (1960-07-25) 25 July 1960 (age 55) | ||
Johannes Malefetsane Fetsi "Chippa" Molatedi (born 26 July 1960) is a retired South African football (soccer) midfielder who played Moroka Swallows, Kaizer Chiefs, Seven Stars and D'Alberton Callies.
Contents
- Moroka Swallows
- Controversial negotiations
- Kaizer Chiefs
- A Memorable Match
- Retirement
- After Retirement
- Personal life
- References
Moroka Swallows
Molatedi began playing for Swallows in January 1981. After he won the Mainstay Cup in 1983 he requested a transfer to the club he supported as a boy, Kaizer Chiefs.
Controversial negotiations
With an increasing number of enemies and death threats, he was flown to the coast in Durban by Kaizer Motaung got him a unit at Elangeni Hotel where he stayed for 3 weeks. Motaung struck a record deal with a transfer fee of R45 000.
Kaizer Chiefs
He played for Chiefs for 10 season giving defenders headaches with Trevor Mthimkhulu where he won the quadruple in 1984.
A Memorable Match
His most memorable match would be the Mainstay Cup semi final against African Wanderers where came on as a substitute in the 2nd half trailing 1-0 at Ellis Park. Molatedi attended his grandmother's funeral earlier that day and scored a hat trick to win 3-1.
Retirement
Molatedi's injury in 1987 changed his game drastically, he would rush and never waited for his recovery. At Seven Stars his star began to wane and retired in 2000.
After Retirement
He coached amateur teams in Matatiele and returned to Johannesburg in 2002. He runs the Ormonde Soccer Academy with players from Xavier Reef and Ormonde View.
Personal life
He got married to Rose in 1980. He lives in Ormonde.