FULL NAME: MARK RONALD ANDERSON
NICK NAME: LESILO
DATE OF BIRTH: 29 JUNE 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH: PRETORIA
SCHOOLS: CLAPHAM HIGH AND PRETORIA CENTRAL TECH.
JUNIOR TEAMS: PRETORIA MUNICIPALS UNDER 10, ARCADIA SHEPHERDS UNDER 12 TO UNDER 19
AMATEUR TEAMS: BEREA PARK (TRANSVAAL LEAGUE)
PROFESSIONAL TEAMS: PRETORIA CALLIES, MAMELODI SUNDOWNS, UMTATA BUSH BUCKS, SANTOS, HELLENIC
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE OR TRIALS: SPORTING LISBON TRIALS 1987
EVER COACHED: GOALKEEPER COACH FOR: AJAX CAPE TOWN, MAMELODI SUNDOWNS, THE MAGIC FC.
HONOURS AS PLAYER:
1986: MAINSTAY CUP WINNERS
1986: SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
1988: BP TOP 8 CUP WINNERS
1988: OHLSSONS CUP WINNERS
1988: LEAGUE WINNERS
1990: BP TOP 8 CUP WINNERS
1990: JPS CUP WINNERS
1990: LEAGUE WINNERS
1992: FIRST CAP FOR SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL TEAM AGAINST CAMEROON
1993: LEAGUE WINNERS (ALL WITH MAMELODI SUNDOWNS)
1996: COCA COLA CUP WINNERS (UMTATA BUSH BUCKS)
1996: COCA COLA CUP PLAYER OF THE SERIES
1997: FINAL CAP FOR SOUTH AFRICA AGAINST GERMANY IN DUSSELDORF
HONOURS AS COACH: NONE
REPRESENTATIVE COLOURS: NORTHERN TRANSVAAL UNDER 12, 14, 16, 19. NEWCASTLE HOLIDAY INN SELECT XI UNDER 16
FAVOURITE OVERSEAS TEAM: LIVERPOOL SINCE HIGH SCHOOL
FAVOURITE SA TEAM: MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
BEST PLAYER EVER PLAYED WITH: ERNEST CHIRWALI AND HARRY “JAZZY QUEEN” LEGODI
BEST PLAYER EVER PLAYED AGAINST: NEIL TOVEY
MOST MEMORABLE FOOTBALL MOMENT: WINNING SUNDOWNS’ FIRST EVER CUP (MAINSTAY CUP 1986) AT ELLIS PARK, PLAYING FOR MY COUNTRY IN THE FIRST GAME AFTER ISOLATION AGAINST CAMEROON AT KING’S PARK IN DURBAN IN 1992.
OTHER SPORTS: I PLAYED ICE HOCKEY FROM AGE 14 TO 21. CURRENTLY DO TRIATHLONS TO KEEP FIT AND HEALTHY
JOB AFTER FOOTBALL: PLUMBING CONTRACTOR
MARITAL STATUS AND FAMILY: DIVORCED, 5 GORGEOUS KIDS (4 GIRLS, 1 BOY) AND 6 GRAND KIDS (5 GIRLS, 1 BOY)
CURRENTLY LIVING IN: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA