Rassie Pieterse

Rassie Pieterse
Personal information
Full name Erasmus Pieterse
Born (1983-08-23) 23 August 1983[1]
Virginia, Orange Free State, South Africa
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club The Wanderers Club
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– South Africa 161
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nairobi
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ismailia
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

Erasmus "Rassie" Pieterse (born 23 August 1983) is a South African field hockey player, who plays as a goalkeeper.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[3]

He retired after the Olympics, back to his day job as Managing Director of TK Sports.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Erasmus Pieterse Bio". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Hockey - Men". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Erasmus Pieterse". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Veteran SA hockey player Rassie Pieterse retires after 'lekker' few days at Olympics". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 3 February 2022.