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born 1979 South Africa

Steve "Chippa" Lekoelea (born 5 February 1979 as Steve Motsiri) is a South African former soccer player who played as a midfielder. He played for Premier Soccer League clubs Moroka Swallows, Orlando Pirates and South Africa.

South Africa
Soccer players

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Remember, the seasons are not the same. You can wake up today to learn that you have won R8 million.

Some of these assistant coaches can't be trusted though, but football will always be like that, there will be backstabbers.

I think all this is caused by insecurities from the side of coaches, they want people they can trust in their technical teams.

Some assistant coaches will always try to pave the way for their unemployed friends. They want to find jobs for their friends

There will be no continuity in teams. Clubs will be forced to start afresh each time a new coach is employed.

I'm talking about a player who dribbles going forward, not standing still. A good player who dribbles to create chances.

You must hustle for the team and be a captain of the ship. You must go forward and not stand in the same position.

This thing is going to kill a lot of teams. Mamelodi Sundowns have won so many league titles because they've been using the same technical staff.

Today's players like to dribble while standing in the same position, while we were looking to go forward.

What I can tell you is that it is important for you as a player to know that after football you need to have a life.

But that said, I believe jersey number 10 should be given to a player who doesn't mess around on the pitch and knows how to lift the spirit of the crowd.

This new trend will destroy our football, it's going to destroy clubs' culture and style of play

You should do those things in the second half when we are leading with five goals

I do development work in the township.

Take money and start a business.

I work with the Under-15s up to the Under- 19 squad of a team called Ajax in Zone 12, and they usually play on weekends in our area

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Steve Lekoelea (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.