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Steven Pienaar

South African footballer (born 1982)

Steven Jerome Pienaar (Afrikaans pronunciation:[ˈstivənˈpinɑːr]; born 17 March 1982) is a South African former professional footballer and current coach of the U14 team of Sharjah FC in the United Arab Emirates.[4]

He hails from Westbury, a suburb in Johannesburg's Westrand. He was a captain of the South African national team. He primarily played as a winger, but also played as an attacking midfielder. Pienaar played at club level in South Africa, the Netherlands, Germany, and England for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland and Bidvest Wits. Pienaar is currently serving as an international ambassador at former club Everton.

Club career

Ajax Cape Town

Pienaar was born in Johannesburg. He started his professional career at Ajax Cape Town, some 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) away from his hometown. He was brought to the attention of Ajax CT whilst playing for the School of Excellence and was asked to join their youth academy.

Pienaar said, "I

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Francois Pienaar

Francois Pienaar was born on 1st January 1969 in Vereeniging into a working class Afrikaner family. Although he participated in various sporting activities as a youngster he finally focused his interests in rugby where he established himself as a flanker. After completing his secondary education at Witbank, he won an athletic scholarship to Rand Afrikaner University (RAU), now the University of Johannesburg. Pienaar enrolled for Law degree at the university.

As a student, Pienaar interests in rugby grew. He harboured ambitions of playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now the Golden Lions). With that ambition in mind, he would regularly watch the Transvaal side train and then tomorrow return to put himself through the same paces as the players. In 1989 his ambition was realised when he debuted for the provincial rugby team. He also developed leadership qualities while playing for the provincial team. He featured 100 times for Transvaal and captained the team on 89 occasions.

In 1992 the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) was inaugurated after persona

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Francois Pienaar

The film "Invictus" is based on Nelson Mandela’s pursuit to unite racially divided South Africa with the Rugby World Cup, enlisting François Pienaar to spearhead the effort. Morgan Freeman stars as President Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as François, both earning Academy Award nominations for their roles.

François Pienaar, with twenty-nine international caps to his name, reached the pinnacle of rugby union: he captained his country, South Africa, to World Cup victory in 1995 on home turf and was presented the Webb Ellis Trophy by Nelson Mandela. In 1993, he was appointed captain on his international debut, against France. Pienaar is considered one of the most celebrated figures in South Africa, having been named the country’s “Newsmaker of the Year.” His leadership transcended the boundaries of sports, playing a significant role in unifying the nation.

After retiring from professional rugby, Pienaar became player-coach of the north London club Saracens. Eventually, he took over as CEO until he stepped down, allowing for new leadership amid challeng

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