Itumeleng Khune
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Itumeleng Isaac Khune | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ventersdorp, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2004 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004– | Kaizer Chiefs | 213 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | South Africa | 78 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 May 2017 |
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Itumeleng Isaac Khune (born 20 June 1987) is a South African footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League, and also the South African national team. He is the former captain of both. Khune shot to fame when he saved three penalties from Esrom Nyandoro and Peter Ndlovu against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Telkom Knockout final on 1 December 2007. He is also well known for saving a David Villa penalty and proceeding to make a double save in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage match against Spain a day before his 22nd birthday on 20 June 2009. On 16 June 2010 against Uruguay, Khune became being the second goalkeeper in the history of the FIFA World Cup to be sent off. He is also famous for performing a Rene Higuita scorpion kick save in a league victory over Mpumalanga Black Aces on 28 October 2015. which made rounds in England. Khune is known for his quick reflexes and his distribution which has been hailed as "the best you will see anywhere" by former Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld.
Khune was born in Tshing, Ventersdorp in the North West as one of six children of Elias and Flora Khune. His father Elias, worked as a driver at a mine in Carletonville and also played amateur football as a striker. Unlike many South African players who cite kicking a football on their hometown's dusty streets as their starting point, Khune was in love with cricket idolising Nicky Boje. He eventually decided to pursue a career in football to earn a living for him and his family. He attended New Nation, Westridge, St Barnabas and RW Fick High Schools. His younger brother Lucky Khune previously played as a striker for Chiefs and currently for PSL side Chippa United.
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