Answer the following question: Facts: - played for: washington capitals tampa bay lightning - career end: 2009 - ntl team: germany - height in: 3 - birth date: 6 april 1970 - draft team: washington capitals - weight lb: 221 - caption: kolzig before a game in 2007 - draft year: 1989 - birth place: johannesburg , south africa - position: goaltender - catches: left - career start: 1989 - image size: 260px - league: nhl - height ft: 6 - draft: 19th overall - image: olaf kolzig 2007.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of olaf kolzig .
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olaf kolzig -lrb- born april 6 , 1970 -rrb- , known as olie the goalie or godzilla , is a south african-born german former professional ice hockey goaltender , subsequently the goaltender coach and now player development coach for the washington capitals of the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- .with the exception of 8 games with the tampa bay lightning , he played his entire 14 year nhl career with the capitals .kolzig was born in south africa but grew up in several cities across canada ; his family moved to union bay , british columbia when he was a teenager .kolzig never applied for canadian citizenship , which , combined with his german parentage and german passport , allowed him to represent germany internationally .he was the first african-born player in the nhl .