South Africa – Lucas Radebe Signed Shirt

South Africa – Lucas Radebe Signed Shirt

Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe (born 12 April 1969) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

He began playing in South Africa with Kaizer Chiefs, before transferring to Leeds United, where he played 256 matches for the Yorkshire side. During his spells at these clubs, he picked up the nicknames “Rhoo” and “The Chief”. He became captain of Leeds United and also of the South African national team, most notably at World Cup 2002. Nelson Mandela said of Radebe: “This is my hero.” He also captained Kaizer Chiefs during his time at Chiefs.