South African Soccer legend Lucas Radebe was born

Date: 12 Apr 1969
Updated: 17 Mar 2023

Lucas Radebe was born in Diepkloof in Soweto. He comes from a big family of six boys and four girls. The ‘chief’, as he was affectionately known started his football career at ICL Birds before he was recruited to Kaizer Chiefs. In 1994 Lucas moved to Leeds United in Europe were he made his mark and became the club legend and retired there in 2005.

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Last updated · 17 Mar 2023

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South African History Online. (2023, March 17). South African Soccer legend Lucas Radebe was born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0151960

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