Itumeleng Khune Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Girlfriend(s), Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Itumeleng Isaac Khune
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Saturday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Friday
BIRTHPLACE
Ventersdorp, South Africa
AGE
37 Years 3 Months 15 Days
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
GEMINI
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
5'11''(feet & inches)
1.8034 meters
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
76 kg
167.2 lbs
Itumeleng Khune Family Members
BROTHER(S) NAME
Lucky Khune
SISTER(S) NAME
Fame & Address
DEBUT
Kaizer Chiefs (1994)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
FIFA Confederations Cup (2009)
twitter.com/iikhune_32_16
Education, Net Worth & More
SCHOOLING FROM
RW Fick High Schools
ITUMELENG KHUNE PICTURE
More Information
Career of Itumeleng Khune
Itumeleng Khune started his football career as a defender later on shifted to goalie position. He was promoted to his first team in 2004 after a long wait of three years he got to play in the early stages of the 2007-08 season as a goaltender. He played for Kaizer Chiefs as a youth and senior year, and also played for the South African national team. He became the second best goalkeeper during the FIFA World Cup 2010 against Uruguay 16 June 2010.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Itumeleng Khune
- He decided to make his career in Football to support his family and himself for a living.
- His Younger brother Lucky Khune also used to play for Kaizer Chiefs as a striker.
- Khune initially started as a Defender for the Chiefs but later on started to play as a goalkeeper after he was diagnosed with a chest problem.
- He once also got golden opportunity to play for the Crystal Palace in 2011.
- Itumeleng was Alberto Parreira's first choice for the FIFA World Cup 2010 as a goalie and also saved many goals in the first match against Mexico.
- Besides playing football he has also done little Charity work as he has donated 150,000 R to an old age home located in Ventersdorp, Northwest.
- The player is known for fast reflexes and distribution, whom former goalkeeper Sander Westerveld has addressed "The best you will see anywhere".
- 'Rene Higuita's scorpion kick' save has gained him a lot of popularity in 2015 league against Mpumalanga Black Aces.
- His finger injury in 2009-2010 season got him aside from the field resulting Arthur Bartman got the chance to play in khune's absence.
- He became the second best goalkeeper in the history of FIFA world cup after he was sent off against Uruguay on 16 June 2010.
- Does Itumeleng Khune takes alcohol? NA.
- Is Itumeleng Khune in the habit of Smoking? NA.
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