Lucas Radebe
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Personnel | ||
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Surname | Lucas Valeriu Radebe | |
birthday | April 12, 1969 | |
place of birth | Diepkloof , Soweto , South Africa | |
size | 180 cm | |
position | Central defender | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
Kaizer Chiefs | ||
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1991-1994 | Kaizer Chiefs | 113 (5) |
1994-2005 | Leeds United | 200 (0) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1992-2003 | South Africa | 70 (2) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Lucas Radebe (born April 12, 1969 in Diepkloof , Soweto ) is a former South African football player .
Career
Lucas Radebe, nicknamed The Chief, played in Bloemfontein when he was a teenager in South Africa . He began his career in 1991 with the South African flagship club, the Kaizer Chiefs in Johannesburg . For the 1994/95 season he moved to the English Premier League at Leeds United , where he ended his career after the 2005/06 season.
Radebe played his first international game for South Africa in 1992. In 1996 he won the Africa Cup together with South Africa and in 1998 and 2002 he represented the South African national team as captain at the World Cup in France and Japan / South Korea . In 2002 he made his comeback after a two-year knee injury.
Achievements and Awards
- 3rd place in the Premier League 1999/2000 with Leeds United
- FIFA Fair Play Prize 2000
- Champions League semi-finals 2000/01 with Leeds United
- 54th place in the 2004 tallest South African poll
- In 2005 he received the Order of Ikhamanga in silver.
Web links
- Lucas Radebe in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of recipients of the order 2005 (English), accessed on June 20, 2014
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Radebe, Lucas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Diepkloof , Soweto |