Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Pule Zolile Ntsoelengoe | ||
Date of birth | 26 February 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Randfontein, Transvaal, Union of South Africa | ||
Date of death | 8 May 2006 | (aged 54)||
Place of death | Lenasia, Gauteng, South Africa | ||
Position(s) | Striker, Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Powerlines | |||
1968 | Mohlakeng Home Stars | ||
1969–1970 | Kaizer XI | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1988 | Kaizer Chiefs | 542 | (250) |
1973 | Miami Toros | 9 | (3) |
1975 | Denver Dynamos | 21 | (10) |
1976–1981 | Minnesota Kicks | 155 | (50) |
1979–1980 | Minnesota Kicks (indoor) | 5 | (2) |
1982–1984 | Toronto Blizzard | 59 | (23) |
1986–1988 | Toronto Blizzard | ||
Total | 791 | (338) | |
International career | |||
1977 | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1985 | Ace's Mates | ||
1997 | South Africa U-23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Patrick Pule "Ace" Ntsoelengoe OIS (26 February 1952[1] – 8 May 2006) was a South African soccer player who is widely considered as one of the greatest the country has ever produced.[2]