Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe OIS, a former centre back for the South African national team, was born on April 12, 1969.
Biography profile of Lucas Radebe
Full name : Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe
Gender : Male
Age : 54 years old
Date of birth : 12 April 1969
Place of birth : Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng province
Nationality : South African
Height : 1.80 m
Position : Center Back
Early life and education
Radebe was one of 11 children born to Emily and Johannes Radebe in the Diepkloof neighbourhood of Soweto, close to Johannesburg. Up till the age of 15, he was a student in the neighbourhood Bopasenatla Secondary School. In order to protect him from the dangerous Diepkloof Zone Four community in Soweto, his parents sent him to one of the former homelands in Grade 10, Bophuthatswana. Near Zeerust, he attended Ngotwane High School. [1]
Football Career
Kaizer Chiefs
Patrick Ntsoelengoe noticed him while he was playing for amateur team ICL Birds in the now-defunct Bophuthatswana Soccer League, and in 1989 he signed him to one of South Africa’s premier teams, the Kaizer Chiefs. In the beginning of his career, Radebe played custodian for the Kaizer Chiefs before switching to central midfield and ultimately central defence.
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United Leeds
Radebe and Philemon “Chippa” Masinga, a second South African footballer, were transferred to Leeds United in 1994 for a sum of £250,000. Radebe was simply included to the transaction to appease Masinga, but it turned out that he was a better investment. [2]
The deal initially failed because Radebe disagreed with the then-Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson and had injuries that prevented him from securing a regular spot in the first squad. Radebe came back toThe deal initially failed The deal initially failed because Radebe disagreed with the then-Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson and had injuries that prevented him from securing a regular spot in the first squad.
Radebe came back toThe deal initially failed because Radebe disagreed with the then-Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson and had injuries that prevented him from securing a regular spot in the first squad.
In March 1996, Radebe took John Lukic’s place as the starting custodian when the latter sustained an injury during the second half of a loss to Middlesbrough. The following month, when custodian Mark Beeney was sent for handling the ball outside of his area against Manchester United in the 17th minute, Radebe would once more play in the custodian position.
In March 1996, Radebe took John Lukic’s place as the starting custodian when the latter sustained an injury during the second half of a loss to Middlesbrough. The following month, when custodian Mark Beeney was sent for handling the ball outside of his area against Manchester United in the 17th minute, Radebe would once more play in the custodian position. [3]
Personal life of Lucas Radebe
His spouse is Thobela Silver, who is his wife. Currently retired, the well-known footballer was once married to Feziwe Faith, who died of cancer in 2008. Then in 2015, in front of their loved ones, he married Thobela Silver in a colourful, traditional ceremony. His four children, Lucas Jr., Owami, Ofentse, and Jessica, are very dear to him.
