Lucas Radebe

Lucas Radebe is one of those footballers I admire for more than his game. Rising out of Soweto, surviving real hardship, then anchoring Leeds United's defence for 262 matches as captain takes a rare kind of resolve. As a centre back he was reliable rather than flashy, but reliability is its own quiet greatness. What moves me is how he became a symbol of hope for South African football, carrying a nation's expectations abroad. Yorkshire fans still call him a hero, and that lasting affection says everything. To me he represents dignity in defence, on and off the pitch.

Name (English)

Lucas Radebe

Name (Japanese)

ルーカス・ラデベ

Reading

るーかす・らでべ

Born

April 12, 1969 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rooster

Origin

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Official sitehttp://lucasradebe.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lucasradebe/
• Xhttps://x.com/LucasRadebe
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas%20Radebe
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%87%E3%83%99
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349473

Tags

• Gauteng
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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