Former Bafana Bafana player, motivational speaker, analyst, football commentator
Marks is a South African retired professional footballer. Currently, he is a motivational speaker, analyst, football commentator, and sales executive at Adidas South Africa. He is best known for his glittering football career at club level with the Kaizer Chiefs and the South African football team. You may also know him for his awards such as the Footballer of the Year award in 1983, 1984, and 1987. After joining Chiefs, Marks got his debut goal in Elodorado while playing against Leceister City. He stayed with the Kaizer Chiefs from 1981 to 1991 and made 192 appearances. He also made history by scoring 85 goals during his stay there, which is a record that has not been broken to this day. Marks joined Orlando pirates where he stayed from 1992 to 1996 making 136 appearances and scoring 40 goals. Finally, he joined Wits University from 1996 to 1998. At Wits, he appeared 74 times and found the back of the net 30 times. All in all, at club level, his career saw him make 440 appearances and an impressive 177 goals. Internationally, he played for Bafana Bafana in 1992. He only played 13 times for the national team and had two goals. His debut with the Bafana Bafana was on 16 August 1992 against Zimbabwe although they lost the match.