Emile Baron

{{short description|South African footballer}} {{for|the Surinamese goalkeeper|Emile Barron}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=August 2012}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2008}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Emile Baron | image = | fullname = Emile Raymond Baron | height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|06|17}} | birth_place = Ocean View, South Africa | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Fish Hoek | years1 = 1996–1999 | years2 = 1999–2005 | years3 = 2005–2009 | years4 = 2009–2011 | years5 = 2011–2013 | clubs1 = Hellenic | clubs2 = Lillestrøm | clubs3 = Kaizer Chiefs | clubs4 = Supersport United | clubs5 = Bidvest Wits | caps1 = 60 | caps2 = 115 | caps3 = 19 | caps4 = 21 | caps5 = 15 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1997–2000 | nationalteam1 = South Africa U-23 | nationalcaps1 = 30 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2002–2010 | nationalteam2 = South Africa | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 15 December 2015 }}

'''Emile Raymond Baron''' (born 17 June 1979) is a South African retired association football goalkeeper who played for South Africa.

==International career== Baron made his international debut in a friendly against Saudi Arabia on 20 March 2002. He was also a participant at the 2004 African Nations Cup. In April 2010, he got a shoulder injury which caused him to miss the 2010 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Goal.com|title=World Cup 2010: Emile Baron Injury Blow For South Africa|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/140/world-cup-2010/2010/04/07/1867986/world-cup-2010-emile-baron-injury-blow-for-south-africa|date=7 April 2010|accessdate=2010-04-07}}</ref> He finished his international career with six caps for his national team.

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