On April 12, 1969, Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe OIS was born. He was a former centre back for South Africa’s national team.
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 the 11 kids born to Emily and Johannes Radebe in the nearby Johannesburg community of Soweto’s Diepkloof. He attended the nearby Bopasenatla Secondary School up until the age of 15. His parents sent him to one of the former homelands, Bophuthatswana, for Grade 10 to keep him away from the hazardous Diepkloof Zone Four neighbourhood in Soweto. He went at Ngotwane High School, which is close to Zeerust.
Football Career
Kaizer Chiefs
He was seen by Patrick Ntsoelengoe while he was representing amateur team ICL Birds in the now-defunct Bophuthatswana Soccer League, and in 1989, he signed him to the Kaizer Chiefs, one of South Africa’s top teams. Radebe started out as a custodian with the Kaizer Chiefs before moving on to central midfield and finally central defence.
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United of Leeds
In 1994, Leeds United acquired Radebe and Philemon “Chippa” Masinga, a second South African football player, for a fee of £250,000. Radebe was merely added to the deal to placate Masinga, but he ended up being a wiser investment.
The initial agreement fell through because Radebe disagreed with the then-Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson and was unable to secure a regular berth in the first team due to injuries. Radebe returned toThe agreement initially fell through. The initial agreement fell through because Radebe disagreed with the then-Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson and was unable to secure a regular berth in the first team due to injuries.
Radebe returned toThe initial agreement fell through because Radebe disagreed with the then-Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson and was unable to secure a regular berth in the first team due to injuries.
When John Lukic hurt himself in the second half of a defeat to Middlesbrough in March 1996, Radebe replaced him as the team’s starting keeper. Radebe would once again play in the goalkeeper position the following month after Mark Beeney was dismissed against Manchester United in the 17th minute for handling the ball outside of his area. When John Lukic hurt himself in the second half of a defeat to Middlesbrough in March 1996, Radebe replaced him as the team’s starting keeper. Radebe would once again play in the goalkeeper position the following month after Mark Beeney was dismissed against Manchester United in the 17th minute for handling the ball outside of his area.
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Personal life of Lucas Radebe
Thobela Silver, his wife, is his partner. The well-known footballer, who is currently retired, formerly wed Feziwe Faith, who passed away from cancer in 2008. Then, in 2015, he wed Thobela Silver in a vibrant, customary wedding in front of their loved ones. He adores his four children, Lucas Jr., Owami, Ofentse, and Jessica.
Social media
Lucas is on Instagram posting his pictures there of his lifestyle. He posts himself, his family and friends. He also posts soccer and other things. He has 725 posts with 89.7K and he is following 381.
