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My Take
Steven Pienaar is the kind of footballer I have real affection for. A winger and attacking midfielder out of Westbury in Johannesburg, he captained South Africa and built a long career in Europe, most memorably at Everton where his link-up play made him a fan favourite. At 170cm he relied on cleverness over size, and I respect that. What I like most now is that he didn't disappear after hanging up his boots, he's coaching youth football at Sharjah in the UAE. Passing the game down to teenagers feels like a fitting second act for a player who always seemed to think a step ahead.
Overview
Steven Jerome Pienaar (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈstivən ˈpinɑːr]; born 17 March 1982) is a South African former professional footballer and current coach of the U14 team of Sharjah FC in the United Arab Emirates. He hails from Westbury, a suburb in Johannesburg's Westrand. He was a captain of the South African national team. He primarily played as a winger, but also played as an attacking midfielder.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steven Pienaar
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・ピーナール
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・ぴーなーる
- Born
- March 17, 1982 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dog
- Origin
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from South Africa →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.