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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jabu Jeremiah Mahlangu | ||
| Birth name | Jabu Jeremiah Pule | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-07-11)11 July 1980 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Daveyton, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Kaizer Chiefs | 99 | (100) |
| 2004–2005 | SV Mattersburg | 22 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Supersport United | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Orlando Pirates | 18 | (1) |
| 2008 | Östers IF | 13 | (5) |
| 2009 | Platinum Stars | 12 | (2) |
| 2010 | Östers IF | 22 | (1) |
| 2012 | FC Cape Town | 0 | (1) |
| 2014 | Supersport United | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 185 | (67) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2000 | South Africa U-23 | 17 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | South Africa | 20 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2012 | |||
Jabu Jeremiah Mahlangu (bornJabu Jeremiah Pule on 11 July 1980) is a former South Africanassociation footballmidfielder.
Pule's first club wasKaizer Chiefs, where his contract was terminated in 2004 due to unprofessional conduct.[citation needed] He began trials forSV Mattersburg inAustria, but after eight months, he was asked to leave the club after crashing his car while under the influence of alcohol.[citation needed]
Twice sent to a rehabilitation clinic to overcome his problems with drinking and drugs, Pule was sacked bySuperSport United in late 2005 after missing several training sessions.[citation needed] He was then signed byOrlando Pirates and changed his surname to Mahlangu in early 2006.
Pule left South Africa on 23 June 2008 for trials with Swedish clubsHelsingborgs IF,IF Limhamn Bunkeflo, andÖsters IF, after training under the guidance ofFarouk Khan at his academy in South Africa.
He completed 13 games for Östers IF in Division 1 Södra as the team came close to promotion into Superettan, with none of the problematic behaviour that had previously marred his career.[citation needed]
On 18 February 2010, Jabu signed a one-year contract with now Superettan newcomers Östers IF.[1]
Jabu made 20 appearances for theSouth Africa national football team from 2000 to 2004,[2] and was a participant at the2002 FIFA World Cup and at the2000 Olympic Games.[3] During the team's departure for the World Cup, South African presidentThabo Mbeki, while shaking hands with the players to wish them good luck, said to him: "Jabu, you must behave yourself".
He was not selected for the South African squad in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, due to his behavior.[citation needed]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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| 1. | 8 April 2000 | Setsoto Stadium,Maseru,Lesotho |  Lesotho | 0–2 | Win | 2002 FIFA World Cup qual. | |||||
| 2. | 24 August 2002 | Peter Mokaba Stadium,Polokwane,South Africa |  Swaziland | 4–1 | Win | 2002 COSAFA Cup | |||||
| Correct as of 9 March 2017[4][5] | |||||||||||
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