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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | KwaThema, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 28 April 2008 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | KwaThema, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Springs Home Sweepers F.C. | |||
| International career | |||
| South Africa | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eudy Simelane (11 March 1977 – 28 April 2008) was a South African footballer who played for the South Africa national team and an LGBT rights activist. She was raped and murdered in her hometown of KwaThema, Springs, Gauteng.[1]
- ^ Kelly, Annie (12 March 2009). "Raped and killed for being a lesbian: South Africa ignores 'corrective' attacks". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2012.