John Moshoeu

Updated: 21 Jul 2026

Summary

Sports person, Bafana Bafana, Kaizer Chiefs and Amazulu soccer player

John “Shoes” Moshoeu was born on 18 December 1965 in Diepkloof, Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng Province). Shoes or the ‘dribbling wizard’ as he was popularly known for his skills in the field of play, began his soccer career at Giant Blackpool, playing alongside other soccer stars like Fanie Madida, Geelbooi Masango and Jury Bantwana. In 1991 he helped Blackpool reach the JPS Cup Final where his team lost to Dynamos. He then moved from Blackpool and joined Kaizer Chiefs in the early 1990s.

How we know this

01Daniel Mothowagae, Rest in peace, Shoes Moshoeu, City Press, 21 April 2015, [online], Available at www.mg.co.za [Accessed 24 April 2015]
02Mark Gleeson, Goodbye to 'Shoes' Moshoeu, one of the most gifted players ever, Mail & Guardian, 24 April 2015, [online], Available at www.mg.co.za [Accessed 24 April 2015]
03Jonty Mark, Shoes remembered in Turkey, The Citizen, 22 April 2015, [online], Available at http://citizen.co.za [Accessed 24 April 2015]

Last updated · 21 Jul 2026

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2015, May 6). John Moshoeu. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/B-0099380

South African History Online (2015) 'John Moshoeu', South African History Online, 6 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/B-0099380 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, John Moshoeu [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/B-0099380, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"John Moshoeu." South African History Online, 6 May 2015, https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/B-0099380. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "John Moshoeu." South African History Online. May 6, 2015. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/B-0099380.