Giovanni Rector
Encyclopedia
Giovanni Rector is a South Africa
n professional football (soccer)
player, who is playing at a Western Province United.
Rector started his career with South African club FC Fortune, before moving abroad to play for Excelsior Mouscron in Belgium
. In three years at Mouscron, he played nine league games without scoring any goals. In August 2005, he trained with English
club Bolton Wanderers under manager Sam Allardyce
, but did not secure himself a contract. He moved back to South Africa to play for Ajax Cape Town. In August 2006, he signed a three-year contract with Brøndby IF
in the Danish Superliga
championship. Brøndby faced a shortage of strikers at the start of the 2006-07 Superliga
season, due to the long-term injuries of Morten Rasmussen and Jean Philippe Peguero
. Initially signed as a striker, Rector showed himself more of an attacking midfielder, and saw little playing time in his first half year at Brøndby. He spent the second half of the season in the Brøndby reserve team
. Rector played a total nine games and scored one goal for Brøndby, before his contract was terminated in June 2007.http://www.brondby.com/article.asp?aid=41601&id=145
Later that year he returned to South Africa
to play at Western Province United.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n professional football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player, who is playing at a Western Province United.
Rector started his career with South African club FC Fortune, before moving abroad to play for Excelsior Mouscron in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. In three years at Mouscron, he played nine league games without scoring any goals. In August 2005, he trained with English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
club Bolton Wanderers under manager Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
, but did not secure himself a contract. He moved back to South Africa to play for Ajax Cape Town. In August 2006, he signed a three-year contract with Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
in the Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
championship. Brøndby faced a shortage of strikers at the start of the 2006-07 Superliga
Danish Superliga 2006-07
The 2006–07 Danish Superliga season was the 17th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 19, 2006 to the final match on May...
season, due to the long-term injuries of Morten Rasmussen and Jean Philippe Peguero
Jean Philippe Peguero
Peguero Jean Philippe is a Haitian professional footballer who currently plays for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.-Club:...
. Initially signed as a striker, Rector showed himself more of an attacking midfielder, and saw little playing time in his first half year at Brøndby. He spent the second half of the season in the Brøndby reserve team
Reserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
. Rector played a total nine games and scored one goal for Brøndby, before his contract was terminated in June 2007.http://www.brondby.com/article.asp?aid=41601&id=145
Later that year he returned to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
to play at Western Province United.
External links
Brøndby IF profile- Career stats by Danmarks RadioDanmarks RadioDR – officially rendered into English as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation – is Denmark's national broadcasting corporation. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is today Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise...