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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sibusiso Zuma | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2007 | |||
Sibusiso Zuma (born June 23, 1975 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African professional football player who currently plays for German club Arminia Bielefeld. He has represented the South Africa national football team in 57 matches.
Zuma started his career for South African clubs Mighty Pa, African Wanderers and Orlando Pirates. In June 2000, he joined Danish club FC København, where he blossomed as a player.[1] He helped the club win its second Danish football championship and was voted into the club's hall of fame for his outstanding efforts in the 2004-2005 season, and in 2001 Zuma was tied for 29th place for the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award. He played for his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. After 5½ years in FC København, Sibusiso Zuma was sold to German Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld for 1 million euros in July 2005.[2]
He is also known as "Zuma the Puma" to the club's supporters.
He was the captain of South African National team at the 2006 African Cup of Nations tournament.
Incident
On June 25, 2007 it was reported that Zuma had been involved in an incident in his home country South Africa.[3] After an altercation there were allegations that he threatened to shoot a group of men at a party in Kokstad. The local police investigated the situation, and Zuma was prevented from leaving the country for a period, but no charges were made.[4]
External links
References
- ^ "FCK's history 1999-2000" (in Danish). Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ "Zuma skifter til Arminia Bielefeld" (in Danish). Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ "Sibusiso Zuma may face criminal charges". 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Fodboldspilleren Zuma i skuddrama" (in Danish). Retrieved 2008-03-17.
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