Jimmy Tau
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jimmy Raboholo Tau | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kimberley, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Basotho Tigers | 34 | (6) |
| 2001–2002 | Maritzburg City | 28 | (3) |
| 2002–2005 | Orlando Pirates | 73 | (4) |
| 2005–2013 | Kaizer Chiefs | 165 | (5) |
| Total | 300 | (18) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2007 | South Africa | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 July 2012 | |||
Jimmy Tau (born 23 July 1980 in Kimberley, Northern Cape) is a South African former soccer player who played as a right-back. He played for Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates and in the South African Premier Division and for Basotho Tigers and Maritzburg City in the National First Division. He also played internationally for South Africa and was a participant at the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt.
Basotho Tigers
Jimmy Tau started out at Basotho Tigers in the 1999/00 Vodacom League season in the semi-pro ranks. The club was promoted to the National First Division and finished 11th in its debut season.[1]
Maritzburg City
In the 2001/02 he moved to Maritzburg City where he would play alongside his future teammate Mabhuti Khenyeza. Tau played 28 games and helped the team finish 3rd on the log[2]
Orlando Pirates
Tau signed for Orlando Pirates ahead of the 2002/ 2003 campaign, going on to win the league with the Buccaneers that season.[3]
Kaizer Chiefs
Tau joined Chiefs in 2005. His debut for Chiefs was in the SAA Supa 8 quarter-final on 20 August 2005 in a 2–1 loss to Bloemfontein Celtic. His first goal for Chiefs came in a league match against Silver Stars on 23 April 2006 winning 2–1.[4] Tau went on the captain Chiefs in an eight-year stay that coincided with the club winning two Nedbank Cup trophies, two MTN8 cups, three Telkom Knockout winners' medals, and the 2012/ 2013 Absa Premiership trophy. By the end of his spell Tau had played 210 matches for Chiefs.[5]
International career
Tau made his international debut on 8 October 2003 in a 3–0 win over Lesotho in Maseru.[6] He was a participant in the 2006 AFCON. He played his last international match on 28 March 2007 against Bolivia in a 1–0 loss coming in as a substitute for Cyril Nzama.[7]
