nationalcaps birth_date years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name fullname birth_place nationalteam totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
70 12 april 1969 1987 -- 1988 1987 -- 1988 1989 113 201 5 0 220 1992 -- 2003 file : lucas radebe cropped.jpg lucas radebe lucas valeriu ntuba radebe soweto , south africa south africa 314 5 2 diepkloof wolf wanderers icl birds kaizer chiefs juniors diepkloof wolf wanderers icl birds defender lucas radebe

lucas radebe

lucas valeriu ntuba radebe -lrb- born 12 april 1969 -rrb- is a south african former footballer who played primarily as a centre-back .
he began playing in south africa with kaizer chiefs , before transferring to leeds united , where he played 200 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 . ''
