Ricardo Katza – From Lost Boy to Foot of Gold
Ricardo Katza aka ‘Ricky Ricks’!
Take a look at the life-transforming power of God in this testimony by Ricardo Katza,
aka ‘Ricky Ricks’ aka ‘Foot of Gold’ aka ‘Best left foot in SA’.
He has represented SA aka Bafana Bafana 20 times up to date and captained in 8 of those games.
Ricardo is club captain of current 3 times Absa PSL Champions Supersport United.
Hi I’m Ricardo Katza, club captain of current 3-times Absa PSL Champions Supersport United. I’ve been wit d club 7 years wit 1 year remaining on my current contract.
I’m born on d Cape flats in Hanover Park in 1978, where I grew up in a mix religion environment as my mother is Christian & my father Muslim. I grew up in between d 2 so I didn’t have 1 of them as my role models, because they were always working 2 sustain me/us, leaving me wit my grandparents. Later on, Mitchell’s Plain became my battlefield. 2 stay alive & fit in wit friends. After finishing Matric in1995 – which was rare 4 a teenage boy growing up on d Cape flats – I went a way so many teenagers @ that time went down: dagga, alcohol abuse, part gangsterism (Lost Boys 201), stealing… I even stopped playing football.
It was on 29 Dec 1996 that my life got flipped upside down, as I invited Jesus Christ into my life. That morning I decided 2 attend church, not knowing that God had ordained that day 4 my life 2 b changed. I was immediately set free from those addictions by God’s grace up 2 this day.
Exactly 2 years later, I signed my 1st full-time professional soccer contract wit Seven Stars FC under d guidance of Gavin Hunt, who amazingly has been my coach d last 3 years @ 3 times Champions S.SPORT united FC. From Seven Stars I moved on & played @ Ajax Cape town then moved 2 Hellenic for 3 years then up country 2 S.SPORT whom by God’s grace I’ve been @ 7 years now & counting… 6 years I’ve been d captain. I’ve also represented SA a.k.a Bafana Bafana up to date 20 times, being d captain in 8 games.
Today I use soccer as a launching pad 2 proclaim d Gospel, giving my testimony & preaching when called upon in churches, prisons, schools, soccer tournaments, tv interviews, news paper interviews…. in SA & lately into d Africa continent.
Doing coaching clinics is also a vital part of my ministry as I believe God has given me an open door 2 preach His word on d local, national & international sporting arena, especially soccer.
I’ve a beautiful wife & 2 lovely kids… Praise God 4 my wonderful support system @ home!
My hope is in God, He’ll direct me re: my future.
Psalms 37v4 ‘Delight myself in d Lord & He’ll give me d desires of my heart’
God can take d place of anything but nothing can take His place…
