U-Itumeleng Khune

U-Itumeleng Isaac Khune (ozalwa mhla-20 ku-Nhlangulane 1987) ungumdlali webhola likanobhutshuzwayo waseNingizimu Afrika odlala njengonozinti we-Kaizer Chiefs kwi-Premier Soccer League, kanye nase qembini lesizwe laseNingizimu Afrika.

Waziwa kakhulu ngokusindisa inhlawulo ka-David Villa nokuqhubeka nokusindisa okuphindwe kabili emdlalweni wesigaba seqembu we-FIFA Confederations Cup bedlala neSpain ngosuku olwandulela usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lwama-22 ngomhlaka-20 kuNhlangulane 2009. Ngomhla ziyi-16 kuNhlangulana wezi-2010 bedlala ne-Uruguay, uKhune waba ngunozinti wesibili emlandweni weNdebe Yomhlaba yeFIFA ukukhishwa ngekhadi elibomvu. [3] Udume nangokudlala umdlalo wofezela kaRené Higuita lapho enqoba iligi behlula iMpumalanga Black Aces ngomhla-28 kuMfumfu wezi-2015, [4] eyadlala e-England. UKhune waziwa ngokukhalipha ngokushesha nangokusabalalisa kwakhe okuye kwanconywa “njengokungcono kakhulu ongakubona noma yikuphi” nguSander Westerveld owayengunozinti weLiverpool. [5]

UKhune wazalelwa eTsing, I-Ventersdorp ENyakatho Ntshonalanga njengomunye wezingane eziyisithupha zika-Elias noFlora Khune. Ungowesizinda saseTshwane. Uyise u-Elias, wayesebenza njengomshayeli emayini Carletonville futhi wadlala ibhola likanobhutshuzwayo njengomdlali. Ngokungafani nabadlali abaningi baseNingizimu Afrika abacaphuna ukukhahlela ibhola emigwaqweni yendawo yakubo enothuli njengesiqalo sabo, uKhune wayethanda ikhilikithi ekhulekela UNicky Boje. Ekugcineni wanquma ukuphishekela umsebenzi webhola likanobhutshuzwayo ukuze aziphilise yena nomndeni wakhe. Wafunda eNew Nation, eWestridge, eSt Barnabas naseRW Fick High Schools. Umfowabo omncane I-Lucky Khune ngaphambili wayedlala njengomdlali we-Chiefs futhi njengamanje weqembu le-PSL I-Chippa United. UKhune ubizwa ngokuthi "uSpider-Man" ngenxa yamakhono akhe okuguquguquka okugcina imigomo. Ngo-2019 uKhune nomkakhe uSphelele Makhunga bashada ngokwesiko.