Helman Mkhalele
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Helman Nkosiyethu Mkhalele | ||
Date of birth | 20 October 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1993 | Jomo Cosmos | 97 | (25) |
1993–1997 | Orlando Pirates | 138 | (23) |
1997–1998 | Kayserispor | 23 | (6) |
1998–2001 | Ankaragücü | 58 | (1) |
2001–2003 | Göztepe | 53 | (3) |
2003–2005 | Malatyaspor | 50 | (3) |
2005–2008 | Jomo Cosmos | 14 | (1) |
International career | |||
1994–2001 | South Africa | 66 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Helman Mkhalele (born 20 October 1969 in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal) is a former South African football player. He was the part of the Orlando Pirates squad that won the 1994 National Soccer League[1] and 1995 African Cup of Champions Clubs.[2]
Personal Life
His brothers Sydney Mkhalele and Lazarus Mkhalele played in the NPSL. He currently resides in Roodepoort[3]
After Retirement
Mkhalele got a job as a facilitator at KBC Health and Safety Company. He owner a furniture business. He got a teachers' diploma at the Soweto College[4]
International
Mkhalele played for South Africa national football team, earning 66 caps and scoring 8 goals in the process and was in part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[5] He was also part of the Bafana squad that lifted the 1996 African Cup of Nations. He made his debut on 26 November 1994 against Ghana when he was 25 years and 37 days old, he played his last international on 5 May 2001 against Zimbabwe when he was 31 years and 197 days. His international career lasted for 6 years and 160 days.[6]
There are townships that are named after him in the country, one is Mkhelele (also called Evaton West) in Evaton which is located in the south of Johannesburg.
References
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zafcuphist.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/afcup95.html
- ^ http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2013/01/24/legends-corner-ex-soccer-star-now-sets-his-eyes-on-comrades
- ^ http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2013/01/24/legends-corner-ex-soccer-star-now-sets-his-eyes-on-comrades
- ^ 1998 FIFA World Cup – South Africa Squad
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/mkhalele-intl.html
External links
- Helman Mkhalele at National-Football-Teams.com
- sasportslife.com – profile
- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1969 births
- Living people
- South African soccer players
- South Africa international soccer players
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Jomo Cosmos F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates players
- Kayserispor footballers
- MKE Ankaragücü footballers
- Göztepe footballers
- Malatyaspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- South African expatriate soccer players
- South African expatriates in Turkey