Wikipídiya iglwiki https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogb%C3%A1_ogbolo MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.20 first-letter Áméwn igò Egwéyí Úkọ̀lá Énéagwu Úkọ̀lá énéagwu Wikipídiya Úkọ̀lá Wikipídiya Fáílú Úkọ̀lá fáílú MediaWiki Úkọ̀lá MediaWiki Éwn malábó Úkọ̀lá éwn malábó Abune Úkọ̀lá abune Gbúgbe Úkọ̀lá gbúgbe TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 2732 45247 45045 2026-09-22T10:34:07Z Godfrey Emmanuel 112 45247 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1967)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Doctor Khumalo | image = | fullname = Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|1095|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|06|26}} | birth_place = [[Soweto]], South Africa | height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo/ |title=Doctor Khumalo |publisher=MLS |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref> | position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1984–1985 | youthclubs1 = [[Moroka Swallows]] | youthyears2 = 1986 | youthclubs2 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | years1 = 1987–2002 | clubs1 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | caps1 = 397 | goals1 = 75 | years2 = 1995 | clubs2 = → [[Ferro Carril Oeste]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = → [[Columbus Crew]] (loan) | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 5 | totalcaps = 444 | totalgoals = 81 | nationalyears1 = 1992–2001 | nationalteam1 = [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] | nationalcaps1 = 50 | nationalgoals1 = 9 }} '''Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo''' (ku ma bi ọjọ 26 June 1967) chí ẹnẹ South African former kì ya ri [[Association football|soccer]] akwobi. Popularly nicknamed '''''Doctor''''' for his tactical acumen, he was a renowned [[midfielder]] for [[Kaizer Chiefs]] and the [[South Africa national football team|South African national team]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers in the history of [[Soccer in South Africa|South African football]].<ref name=TUT>{{cite web|url=https://www.tut.ac.za/newsroom/all-news/2026/tut-confers-honorary-doctorate-on-kaizer-chiefs-legend-doctor-khumalo.php|title=TUT confers honorary doctorate on Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo|last=Mkize|first=Phumla|work=Tshwane University of Technology|date=30 April 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> After his farewell match for Kaizer Chiefs in 2004, Executive Chairman [[Kaizer Motaung]] retired his No. 15 jersey in honour of his legacy and contribution to the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/club/history|title=History|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> ==Career== I hane to bọlu ọdọ 1984 nwu Swallows Reserves, Khumalo nwọ leti Kaizer Chiefs, ugbo kì rọ nwu team kèkèlè ejodudu. Attah nwu [[Eliakim Khumalo]], aribọlu ki amonẹ má nyọnyọ ẹgba 1970s kpaì ababa 1980s, ónwù chi mentor nwu. Ma fì Khumalo dù lè togbá tuñwa senior team, ẹnẹ kì che chí coach [[Ted Dumitru]] ọdọ ekeji nwu, ónwù i chanẹ erọnyi ami [[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]. Khumalo lè mu di star player nwu Kaizer Chiefs kpai iñwọ rọ nwu South African football club omunẹ dùn, only leaving them for short overseas playing periods – he signed with FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman who first took him to [[Argentina|Argentinian]] club [[Ferro Carril Oeste]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://laferropedia.com/jugador-653/|title=LaFerropedia|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> for six months in 1995, while in 1996 and 1997 he played for the [[Columbus Crew]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo|title=Doctor Khumalo &#124; MLSsoccer.com|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> The high-point of Khumalo's football career was the 1990s; he was part of the Kaizer Chiefs teams that won three South African league championship titles and five knockout trophies and was also voted South African Footballer of the Year in 1992. During his career at the club, he played in a total of 397 league and cup games, scoring 75 goals. After the re-admission of [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] to [[FIFA]] in 1992, Khumalo was selected to be a member of the South African squad for its first official international match in July of the same year, against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. South Africa won the match 1–0, due to a penalty scored by Khumalo. He was also a leading member of the winning South African national team at the [[1996 African Nations Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/24/south-africa-cup-of-nations-mandela-1996-bafana-bafana |title=‘Mandela brought extra pressure’: the story of South Africa’s Afcon triumph|last=Hawkey|first=Ian|work=The Guardian|date=24 June 2019|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> He also represented South Africa in the [[1998 Football World Cup]]. Throughout his whole international career, he played for South Africa 50 times (twice as captain), scoring nine goals<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zaf-recintlp.html|title=South Africa - International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> making him the 13th most capped South African footballer. One of Doctor Khumalo's most memorable games was perhaps the 1996 Mandela Cup match, where South Africa played against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. [[Phil Masinga]] scored the first goal from Doctor Khumalo's corner kick. Khumalo then scored the second goal to make the score 2–0 in favour of the South Africans. Unfortunately for Bafana, Brazil came back in the second half, scoring three goals, to win the encounter 3–2. After retiring from professional football in 2002, Khumalo moved into coaching. Khumalo was voted 62nd in the [[SABC3's Great South Africans|Top 100 Great South Africans]] in 2004. From 2017 to 2018, he was the technical director of [[Baroka F.C.|Baroka]].<ref>[https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2018-06-28-baroka-fc-parts-ways-with-technical-director-doctor-khumalo/ Baroka FC part ways with technical director Doctor Khumalo]. timeslive.co.za. 28 June 2018.</ref> ==Coaching career== He has a [[South African Football Association|SAFA]] Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 coaching licences, an [[English Football Association]] licence which he got in 2005 and a [[UEFA]] B licence through the [[German Football Federation]] in 2007. He began his coaching career at Kaizer Chiefs, where he served as co-coach with Donald Khuse during the 2002–03 season before becoming an assistant coach under Ted Dumitru. He later moved into youth development, serving as Kaizer Chiefs Under-17 coach<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |title=..:: Kaizer Chiefs :: |access-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216070515/http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |archive-date=16 December 2008 }}</ref> before taking charge of the [[South Africa national under-17 soccer team|South Africa national under-17 team]]. ==Acting career== Khumalo made his film acting debut with the German/South African production Themba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thembathemovie.com/|title=Themba The Movie – DIY Blog|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> He plays himself as the coach of the under 21s. The movie is about Themba, a young and ambitious football youth, who is faced with poverty, AIDS and violence, but eventually makes his way on to the South African national team. The film is based on a novel by Lutz van Dijk and premiered at the Berlinale 2010. ==Career statistics== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khumalo goal''. {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Doctor Khumalo<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres1995.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1992-1995|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"|1 |{{dts|7 July 1992}} |[[Kings Park Stadium]], [[Durban]], South Africa |{{fb|CMR}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–0 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|2 |{{dts|10 May 1994}} |[[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa |{{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|3 |{{dts|13 November 1994}} |[[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]], Zambia | {{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |AFCON Qualifier |- |align="center"|4 |{{dts|29 November 1994}} |[[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]], South Africa |{{fb|GHA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Simba Cup |- |align="center"|5 |{{dts|26 April 1995}} |[[Setsoto Stadium]], [[Maseru]], Lesotho |{{fb|LES|1987}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|3–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|6 |{{dts|13 May 1995}} |Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|ARG}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|7 |{{dts|30 September 1995}} |[[FNB Stadium]], Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|MOZ}} |align="center"|3–2 |align="center"|3–2 |Friendly |- |align="center"|8 |{{dts|24 April 1996}} |FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|BRA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–3 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|9 |{{dts|27 April 1997}} |[[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lomé]], Togo |{{fb|ZAI}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|2–1 |[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |} == Honours == '''Kaizer Chiefs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kaizerchiefs.com/news/doc-khumalo-benefit-banquet|title=Doc Khumalo Benefit Banquet|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|date=12 November 2001|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=TUT/><ref>not including [[Telkom Charity Cup]]</ref> *[[National Soccer League (South Africa)|National Soccer League]] (3): [[1989 NSL First Division|1989]], [[1991 NSL First Division|1991]], [[1992 NSL First Division|1992]] *[[MTN 8|BP Top 8]] (6): 1987, 1989, [[1991 BP Top 8|1991]], [[1992 BP Top 8|1992]], [[1994 BP Top 8|1994]], [[2001 BP Top 8|2001]] *[[Nedbank Cup|Mainstay Cup]]: 1987 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|JPS Knockout Cup]] (2): 1988, 1989 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Rothmans Cup]] (2): 1997, 1998 *[[Nedbank Cup|Bob Save Super Bowl]] (2): [[1992 Bob Save Superbowl|1992]], [[2000 Bob Save Superbowl|2000]] *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Coca-Cola Cup]]: 2001 *[[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[2001 African Cup Winners' Cup|2001]] '''South Africa'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60083320|title=Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa’s 1996 triumph and its role in post-apartheid change|last=Djazmi|first=Mani|work=BBC Sport|date=3 February 2022|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] '''Individual''' * South African Footballer of the Year: 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-za/bafana-bafana-all-time-best-xi|title=Bafana Bafana all-time best XI: Who makes South Africa’s ultimate tournament team?|last=Oliver|first=Joel|website=Afrik-Foot.com|date=13 May 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> * [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1996 MLS All-Star Game|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|title=All-Star Game flashback, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228152403/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|archive-date=December 28, 2014|work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> * South African Hall of Fame inductee: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://halloffame.co.za/inductees/doctor-khumalo/|title=Doctor Khumalo|work=South African Hall of Fame|accessdate=25 June 2026}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm5203514}} * [https://ahalftimereport.com/2015/09/26/doctor-khumalo-the-story-of-a-bafana-legend/ Doctor Khumalo: The Story of a Bafana Legend] {{Navboxes | bg = #F7EB29 | fg = #006400 | bordercolor = #006400 | title = South Africa squads | list1 = {{South Africa 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association football midfielders]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer All-Stars]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] [[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]] dbwfw0wsny78psagopa8a0akt0uwz4z 45248 45247 2026-09-22T11:00:05Z Godfrey Emmanuel 112 /* Career */ 45248 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1967)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Doctor Khumalo | image = | fullname = Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|1095|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|06|26}} | birth_place = [[Soweto]], South Africa | height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo/ |title=Doctor Khumalo |publisher=MLS |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref> | position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1984–1985 | youthclubs1 = [[Moroka Swallows]] | youthyears2 = 1986 | youthclubs2 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | years1 = 1987–2002 | clubs1 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | caps1 = 397 | goals1 = 75 | years2 = 1995 | clubs2 = → [[Ferro Carril Oeste]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = → [[Columbus Crew]] (loan) | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 5 | totalcaps = 444 | totalgoals = 81 | nationalyears1 = 1992–2001 | nationalteam1 = [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] | nationalcaps1 = 50 | nationalgoals1 = 9 }} '''Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo''' (ku ma bi ọjọ 26 June 1967) chí ẹnẹ South African former kì ya ri [[Association football|soccer]] akwobi. Popularly nicknamed '''''Doctor''''' for his tactical acumen, he was a renowned [[midfielder]] for [[Kaizer Chiefs]] and the [[South Africa national football team|South African national team]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers in the history of [[Soccer in South Africa|South African football]].<ref name=TUT>{{cite web|url=https://www.tut.ac.za/newsroom/all-news/2026/tut-confers-honorary-doctorate-on-kaizer-chiefs-legend-doctor-khumalo.php|title=TUT confers honorary doctorate on Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo|last=Mkize|first=Phumla|work=Tshwane University of Technology|date=30 April 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> After his farewell match for Kaizer Chiefs in 2004, Executive Chairman [[Kaizer Motaung]] retired his No. 15 jersey in honour of his legacy and contribution to the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/club/history|title=History|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> ==Career== I hane to bọlu ọdọ 1984 nwu Swallows Reserves, Khumalo nwọ leti Kaizer Chiefs, ugbo kì rọ nwu team kèkèlè ejodudu. Attah nwu [[Eliakim Khumalo]], aribọlu ki amonẹ má nyọnyọ ẹgba 1970s kpaì ababa 1980s, ónwù chi mentor nwu. Ma fì Khumalo dù lè togbá tuñwa senior team, ẹnẹ kì che chí coach [[Ted Dumitru]] ọdọ ekeji nwu, ónwù i chanẹ erọnyi ami [[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]. Khumalo lè mu di star player nwu Kaizer Chiefs kpai iñwọ rọ nwu South African football club omunẹ dùn, imuda kwọna ikore na ri bọlù yì overseas – he signed with FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman who first took him to [[Argentina|Argentinian]] club [[Ferro Carril Oeste]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://laferropedia.com/jugador-653/|title=LaFerropedia|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> for six months in 1995, while in 1996 and 1997 he played for the [[Columbus Crew]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo|title=Doctor Khumalo &#124; MLSsoccer.com|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> The high-point of Khumalo's football career was the 1990s; he was part of the Kaizer Chiefs teams that won three South African league championship titles and five knockout trophies and was also voted South African Footballer of the Year in 1992. During his career at the club, he played in a total of 397 league and cup games, scoring 75 goals. After the re-admission of [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] to [[FIFA]] in 1992, Khumalo was selected to be a member of the South African squad for its first official international match in July of the same year, against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. South Africa won the match 1–0, due to a penalty scored by Khumalo. He was also a leading member of the winning South African national team at the [[1996 African Nations Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/24/south-africa-cup-of-nations-mandela-1996-bafana-bafana |title=‘Mandela brought extra pressure’: the story of South Africa’s Afcon triumph|last=Hawkey|first=Ian|work=The Guardian|date=24 June 2019|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> He also represented South Africa in the [[1998 Football World Cup]]. Throughout his whole international career, he played for South Africa 50 times (twice as captain), scoring nine goals<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zaf-recintlp.html|title=South Africa - International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> making him the 13th most capped South African footballer. One of Doctor Khumalo's most memorable games was perhaps the 1996 Mandela Cup match, where South Africa played against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. [[Phil Masinga]] scored the first goal from Doctor Khumalo's corner kick. Khumalo then scored the second goal to make the score 2–0 in favour of the South Africans. Unfortunately for Bafana, Brazil came back in the second half, scoring three goals, to win the encounter 3–2. After retiring from professional football in 2002, Khumalo moved into coaching. Khumalo was voted 62nd in the [[SABC3's Great South Africans|Top 100 Great South Africans]] in 2004. From 2017 to 2018, he was the technical director of [[Baroka F.C.|Baroka]].<ref>[https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2018-06-28-baroka-fc-parts-ways-with-technical-director-doctor-khumalo/ Baroka FC part ways with technical director Doctor Khumalo]. timeslive.co.za. 28 June 2018.</ref> ==Coaching career== He has a [[South African Football Association|SAFA]] Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 coaching licences, an [[English Football Association]] licence which he got in 2005 and a [[UEFA]] B licence through the [[German Football Federation]] in 2007. He began his coaching career at Kaizer Chiefs, where he served as co-coach with Donald Khuse during the 2002–03 season before becoming an assistant coach under Ted Dumitru. He later moved into youth development, serving as Kaizer Chiefs Under-17 coach<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |title=..:: Kaizer Chiefs :: |access-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216070515/http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |archive-date=16 December 2008 }}</ref> before taking charge of the [[South Africa national under-17 soccer team|South Africa national under-17 team]]. ==Acting career== Khumalo made his film acting debut with the German/South African production Themba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thembathemovie.com/|title=Themba The Movie – DIY Blog|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> He plays himself as the coach of the under 21s. The movie is about Themba, a young and ambitious football youth, who is faced with poverty, AIDS and violence, but eventually makes his way on to the South African national team. The film is based on a novel by Lutz van Dijk and premiered at the Berlinale 2010. ==Career statistics== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khumalo goal''. {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Doctor Khumalo<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres1995.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1992-1995|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"|1 |{{dts|7 July 1992}} |[[Kings Park Stadium]], [[Durban]], South Africa |{{fb|CMR}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–0 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|2 |{{dts|10 May 1994}} |[[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa |{{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|3 |{{dts|13 November 1994}} |[[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]], Zambia | {{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |AFCON Qualifier |- |align="center"|4 |{{dts|29 November 1994}} |[[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]], South Africa |{{fb|GHA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Simba Cup |- |align="center"|5 |{{dts|26 April 1995}} |[[Setsoto Stadium]], [[Maseru]], Lesotho |{{fb|LES|1987}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|3–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|6 |{{dts|13 May 1995}} |Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|ARG}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|7 |{{dts|30 September 1995}} |[[FNB Stadium]], Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|MOZ}} |align="center"|3–2 |align="center"|3–2 |Friendly |- |align="center"|8 |{{dts|24 April 1996}} |FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|BRA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–3 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|9 |{{dts|27 April 1997}} |[[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lomé]], Togo |{{fb|ZAI}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|2–1 |[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |} == Honours == '''Kaizer Chiefs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kaizerchiefs.com/news/doc-khumalo-benefit-banquet|title=Doc Khumalo Benefit Banquet|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|date=12 November 2001|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=TUT/><ref>not including [[Telkom Charity Cup]]</ref> *[[National Soccer League (South Africa)|National Soccer League]] (3): [[1989 NSL First Division|1989]], [[1991 NSL First Division|1991]], [[1992 NSL First Division|1992]] *[[MTN 8|BP Top 8]] (6): 1987, 1989, [[1991 BP Top 8|1991]], [[1992 BP Top 8|1992]], [[1994 BP Top 8|1994]], [[2001 BP Top 8|2001]] *[[Nedbank Cup|Mainstay Cup]]: 1987 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|JPS Knockout Cup]] (2): 1988, 1989 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Rothmans Cup]] (2): 1997, 1998 *[[Nedbank Cup|Bob Save Super Bowl]] (2): [[1992 Bob Save Superbowl|1992]], [[2000 Bob Save Superbowl|2000]] *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Coca-Cola Cup]]: 2001 *[[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[2001 African Cup Winners' Cup|2001]] '''South Africa'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60083320|title=Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa’s 1996 triumph and its role in post-apartheid change|last=Djazmi|first=Mani|work=BBC Sport|date=3 February 2022|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] '''Individual''' * South African Footballer of the Year: 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-za/bafana-bafana-all-time-best-xi|title=Bafana Bafana all-time best XI: Who makes South Africa’s ultimate tournament team?|last=Oliver|first=Joel|website=Afrik-Foot.com|date=13 May 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> * [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1996 MLS All-Star Game|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|title=All-Star Game flashback, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228152403/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|archive-date=December 28, 2014|work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> * South African Hall of Fame inductee: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://halloffame.co.za/inductees/doctor-khumalo/|title=Doctor Khumalo|work=South African Hall of Fame|accessdate=25 June 2026}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm5203514}} * [https://ahalftimereport.com/2015/09/26/doctor-khumalo-the-story-of-a-bafana-legend/ Doctor Khumalo: The Story of a Bafana Legend] {{Navboxes | bg = #F7EB29 | fg = #006400 | bordercolor = #006400 | title = South Africa squads | list1 = {{South Africa squad 1996 African Cup of Nations}} {{South Africa squad 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{South Africa squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}} }} {{Kaizer Chiefs F.C. managers}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Khumalo, Doctor}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Soccer players from Soweto]] [[Category:Zulu people]] [[Category:South African men's soccer players]] [[Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:South Africa men's international soccer players]] [[Category:Columbus Crew players]] [[Category:Ferro Carril Oeste footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina]] [[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]] [[Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players]] [[Category:1996 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players]] [[Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players]] [[Category:Argentine Primera División players]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer All-Stars]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] [[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]] 5lj8146gbr24dl3gqd09b9zjz3eg61w 45249 45248 2026-09-22T11:03:14Z Godfrey Emmanuel 112 /* Career */ 45249 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1967)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Doctor Khumalo | image = | fullname = Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|1095|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|06|26}} | birth_place = [[Soweto]], South Africa | height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo/ |title=Doctor Khumalo |publisher=MLS |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref> | position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1984–1985 | youthclubs1 = [[Moroka Swallows]] | youthyears2 = 1986 | youthclubs2 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | years1 = 1987–2002 | clubs1 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | caps1 = 397 | goals1 = 75 | years2 = 1995 | clubs2 = → [[Ferro Carril Oeste]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = → [[Columbus Crew]] (loan) | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 5 | totalcaps = 444 | totalgoals = 81 | nationalyears1 = 1992–2001 | nationalteam1 = [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] | nationalcaps1 = 50 | nationalgoals1 = 9 }} '''Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo''' (ku ma bi ọjọ 26 June 1967) chí ẹnẹ South African former kì ya ri [[Association football|soccer]] akwobi. Popularly nicknamed '''''Doctor''''' for his tactical acumen, he was a renowned [[midfielder]] for [[Kaizer Chiefs]] and the [[South Africa national football team|South African national team]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers in the history of [[Soccer in South Africa|South African football]].<ref name=TUT>{{cite web|url=https://www.tut.ac.za/newsroom/all-news/2026/tut-confers-honorary-doctorate-on-kaizer-chiefs-legend-doctor-khumalo.php|title=TUT confers honorary doctorate on Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo|last=Mkize|first=Phumla|work=Tshwane University of Technology|date=30 April 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> After his farewell match for Kaizer Chiefs in 2004, Executive Chairman [[Kaizer Motaung]] retired his No. 15 jersey in honour of his legacy and contribution to the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/club/history|title=History|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> ==Career== I hane to bọlu ọdọ 1984 nwu Swallows Reserves, Khumalo nwọ leti Kaizer Chiefs, ugbo kì rọ nwu team kèkèlè ejodudu. Attah nwu [[Eliakim Khumalo]], aribọlu ki amonẹ má nyọnyọ ẹgba 1970s kpaì ababa 1980s, ónwù chi mentor nwu. Ma fì Khumalo dù lè togbá tuñwa senior team, ẹnẹ kì che chí coach [[Ted Dumitru]] ọdọ ekeji nwu, ónwù i chanẹ erọnyi ami [[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]. Khumalo lè mu di star player nwu Kaizer Chiefs kpai iñwọ rọ nwu South African football club omunẹ dùn, imuda kwọna ikore na ri bọlù yì overseas – i nwọ dọwọtọkada kpai FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman kì dulo tì [[Argentina|Argentinian]] club [[Ferro Carril Oeste]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://laferropedia.com/jugador-653/|title=LaFerropedia|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> nya jì ochu mẹfa efu ọdọ 1995, while in 1996 and 1997 he played for the [[Columbus Crew]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo|title=Doctor Khumalo &#124; MLSsoccer.com|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> The high-point of Khumalo's football career was the 1990s; he was part of the Kaizer Chiefs teams that won three South African league championship titles and five knockout trophies and was also voted South African Footballer of the Year in 1992. During his career at the club, he played in a total of 397 league and cup games, scoring 75 goals. After the re-admission of [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] to [[FIFA]] in 1992, Khumalo was selected to be a member of the South African squad for its first official international match in July of the same year, against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. South Africa won the match 1–0, due to a penalty scored by Khumalo. He was also a leading member of the winning South African national team at the [[1996 African Nations Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/24/south-africa-cup-of-nations-mandela-1996-bafana-bafana |title=‘Mandela brought extra pressure’: the story of South Africa’s Afcon triumph|last=Hawkey|first=Ian|work=The Guardian|date=24 June 2019|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> He also represented South Africa in the [[1998 Football World Cup]]. Throughout his whole international career, he played for South Africa 50 times (twice as captain), scoring nine goals<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zaf-recintlp.html|title=South Africa - International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> making him the 13th most capped South African footballer. One of Doctor Khumalo's most memorable games was perhaps the 1996 Mandela Cup match, where South Africa played against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. [[Phil Masinga]] scored the first goal from Doctor Khumalo's corner kick. Khumalo then scored the second goal to make the score 2–0 in favour of the South Africans. Unfortunately for Bafana, Brazil came back in the second half, scoring three goals, to win the encounter 3–2. After retiring from professional football in 2002, Khumalo moved into coaching. Khumalo was voted 62nd in the [[SABC3's Great South Africans|Top 100 Great South Africans]] in 2004. From 2017 to 2018, he was the technical director of [[Baroka F.C.|Baroka]].<ref>[https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2018-06-28-baroka-fc-parts-ways-with-technical-director-doctor-khumalo/ Baroka FC part ways with technical director Doctor Khumalo]. timeslive.co.za. 28 June 2018.</ref> ==Coaching career== He has a [[South African Football Association|SAFA]] Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 coaching licences, an [[English Football Association]] licence which he got in 2005 and a [[UEFA]] B licence through the [[German Football Federation]] in 2007. He began his coaching career at Kaizer Chiefs, where he served as co-coach with Donald Khuse during the 2002–03 season before becoming an assistant coach under Ted Dumitru. He later moved into youth development, serving as Kaizer Chiefs Under-17 coach<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |title=..:: Kaizer Chiefs :: |access-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216070515/http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |archive-date=16 December 2008 }}</ref> before taking charge of the [[South Africa national under-17 soccer team|South Africa national under-17 team]]. ==Acting career== Khumalo made his film acting debut with the German/South African production Themba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thembathemovie.com/|title=Themba The Movie – DIY Blog|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> He plays himself as the coach of the under 21s. The movie is about Themba, a young and ambitious football youth, who is faced with poverty, AIDS and violence, but eventually makes his way on to the South African national team. The film is based on a novel by Lutz van Dijk and premiered at the Berlinale 2010. ==Career statistics== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khumalo goal''. {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Doctor Khumalo<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres1995.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1992-1995|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"|1 |{{dts|7 July 1992}} |[[Kings Park Stadium]], [[Durban]], South Africa |{{fb|CMR}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–0 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|2 |{{dts|10 May 1994}} |[[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa |{{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|3 |{{dts|13 November 1994}} |[[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]], Zambia | {{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |AFCON Qualifier |- |align="center"|4 |{{dts|29 November 1994}} |[[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]], South Africa |{{fb|GHA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Simba Cup |- |align="center"|5 |{{dts|26 April 1995}} |[[Setsoto Stadium]], [[Maseru]], Lesotho |{{fb|LES|1987}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|3–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|6 |{{dts|13 May 1995}} |Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|ARG}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|7 |{{dts|30 September 1995}} |[[FNB Stadium]], Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|MOZ}} |align="center"|3–2 |align="center"|3–2 |Friendly |- |align="center"|8 |{{dts|24 April 1996}} |FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|BRA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–3 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|9 |{{dts|27 April 1997}} |[[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lomé]], Togo |{{fb|ZAI}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|2–1 |[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |} == Honours == '''Kaizer Chiefs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kaizerchiefs.com/news/doc-khumalo-benefit-banquet|title=Doc Khumalo Benefit Banquet|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|date=12 November 2001|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=TUT/><ref>not including [[Telkom Charity Cup]]</ref> *[[National Soccer League (South Africa)|National Soccer League]] (3): [[1989 NSL First Division|1989]], [[1991 NSL First Division|1991]], [[1992 NSL First Division|1992]] *[[MTN 8|BP Top 8]] (6): 1987, 1989, [[1991 BP Top 8|1991]], [[1992 BP Top 8|1992]], [[1994 BP Top 8|1994]], [[2001 BP Top 8|2001]] *[[Nedbank Cup|Mainstay Cup]]: 1987 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|JPS Knockout Cup]] (2): 1988, 1989 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Rothmans Cup]] (2): 1997, 1998 *[[Nedbank Cup|Bob Save Super Bowl]] (2): [[1992 Bob Save Superbowl|1992]], [[2000 Bob Save Superbowl|2000]] *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Coca-Cola Cup]]: 2001 *[[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[2001 African Cup Winners' Cup|2001]] '''South Africa'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60083320|title=Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa’s 1996 triumph and its role in post-apartheid change|last=Djazmi|first=Mani|work=BBC Sport|date=3 February 2022|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] '''Individual''' * South African Footballer of the Year: 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-za/bafana-bafana-all-time-best-xi|title=Bafana Bafana all-time best XI: Who makes South Africa’s ultimate tournament team?|last=Oliver|first=Joel|website=Afrik-Foot.com|date=13 May 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> * [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1996 MLS All-Star Game|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|title=All-Star Game flashback, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228152403/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|archive-date=December 28, 2014|work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> * South African Hall of Fame inductee: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://halloffame.co.za/inductees/doctor-khumalo/|title=Doctor Khumalo|work=South African Hall of Fame|accessdate=25 June 2026}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm5203514}} * [https://ahalftimereport.com/2015/09/26/doctor-khumalo-the-story-of-a-bafana-legend/ Doctor Khumalo: The Story of a Bafana Legend] {{Navboxes | bg = #F7EB29 | fg = #006400 | bordercolor = #006400 | title = South Africa squads | list1 = {{South Africa 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association football midfielders]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer All-Stars]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] [[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]] ggc2lxf288j4jydhr0t3rrx7w311qb9 45250 45249 2026-09-22T11:04:44Z Godfrey Emmanuel 112 45250 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1967)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Doctor Khumalo | image = | fullname = Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|1095|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|06|26}} | birth_place = [[Soweto]], South Africa | height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo/ |title=Doctor Khumalo |publisher=MLS |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref> | position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1984–1985 | youthclubs1 = [[Moroka Swallows]] | youthyears2 = 1986 | youthclubs2 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | years1 = 1987–2002 | clubs1 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | caps1 = 397 | goals1 = 75 | years2 = 1995 | clubs2 = → [[Ferro Carril Oeste]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = → [[Columbus Crew]] (loan) | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 5 | totalcaps = 444 | totalgoals = 81 | nationalyears1 = 1992–2001 | nationalteam1 = [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] | nationalcaps1 = 50 | nationalgoals1 = 9 }} '''Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo''' (ku ma bi ọjọ 26 June 1967) chí ẹnẹ South African former kì ya ri [[Association football|soccer]] akwobi. Popularly nicknamed '''''Doctor''''' for his tactical acumen, he was a renowned [[midfielder]] for [[Kaizer Chiefs]] and the [[South Africa national football team|South African national team]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers in the history of [[Soccer in South Africa|South African football]].<ref name=TUT>{{cite web|url=https://www.tut.ac.za/newsroom/all-news/2026/tut-confers-honorary-doctorate-on-kaizer-chiefs-legend-doctor-khumalo.php|title=TUT confers honorary doctorate on Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo|last=Mkize|first=Phumla|work=Tshwane University of Technology|date=30 April 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> After his farewell match for Kaizer Chiefs in 2004, Executive Chairman [[Kaizer Motaung]] retired his No. 15 jersey in honour of his legacy and contribution to the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/club/history|title=History|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> ==Career== I hane to bọlu ọdọ 1984 nwu Swallows Reserves, Khumalo nwọ leti Kaizer Chiefs, ugbo kì rọ nwu team kèkèlè ejodudu. Attah nwu [[Eliakim Khumalo]], aribọlu ki amonẹ má nyọnyọ ẹgba 1970s kpaì ababa 1980s, ónwù chi mentor nwu. Ma fì Khumalo dù lè togbá tuñwa senior team, ẹnẹ kì che chí coach [[Ted Dumitru]] ọdọ ekeji nwu, ónwù i chanẹ erọnyi ami [[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]. Khumalo lè mu di star player nwu Kaizer Chiefs kpai iñwọ rọ nwu South African football club omunẹ dùn, imuda kwọna ikore na ri bọlù yì overseas – i nwọ dọwọtọkada kpai FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman kì dulo tì [[Argentina|Argentinian]] club [[Ferro Carril Oeste]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://laferropedia.com/jugador-653/|title=LaFerropedia|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> nya jì ochu mẹfa efu ọdọ 1995, ama efu ọdọ 1996 kpai 1997 irọ nwu [[Columbus Crew]] eyi [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo|title=Doctor Khumalo &#124; MLSsoccer.com|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> The high-point of Khumalo's football career was the 1990s; he was part of the Kaizer Chiefs teams that won three South African league championship titles and five knockout trophies and was also voted South African Footballer of the Year in 1992. During his career at the club, he played in a total of 397 league and cup games, scoring 75 goals. After the re-admission of [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] to [[FIFA]] in 1992, Khumalo was selected to be a member of the South African squad for its first official international match in July of the same year, against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. South Africa won the match 1–0, due to a penalty scored by Khumalo. He was also a leading member of the winning South African national team at the [[1996 African Nations Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/24/south-africa-cup-of-nations-mandela-1996-bafana-bafana |title=‘Mandela brought extra pressure’: the story of South Africa’s Afcon triumph|last=Hawkey|first=Ian|work=The Guardian|date=24 June 2019|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> He also represented South Africa in the [[1998 Football World Cup]]. Throughout his whole international career, he played for South Africa 50 times (twice as captain), scoring nine goals<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zaf-recintlp.html|title=South Africa - International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> making him the 13th most capped South African footballer. One of Doctor Khumalo's most memorable games was perhaps the 1996 Mandela Cup match, where South Africa played against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. [[Phil Masinga]] scored the first goal from Doctor Khumalo's corner kick. Khumalo then scored the second goal to make the score 2–0 in favour of the South Africans. Unfortunately for Bafana, Brazil came back in the second half, scoring three goals, to win the encounter 3–2. After retiring from professional football in 2002, Khumalo moved into coaching. Khumalo was voted 62nd in the [[SABC3's Great South Africans|Top 100 Great South Africans]] in 2004. From 2017 to 2018, he was the technical director of [[Baroka F.C.|Baroka]].<ref>[https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2018-06-28-baroka-fc-parts-ways-with-technical-director-doctor-khumalo/ Baroka FC part ways with technical director Doctor Khumalo]. timeslive.co.za. 28 June 2018.</ref> ==Coaching career== He has a [[South African Football Association|SAFA]] Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 coaching licences, an [[English Football Association]] licence which he got in 2005 and a [[UEFA]] B licence through the [[German Football Federation]] in 2007. He began his coaching career at Kaizer Chiefs, where he served as co-coach with Donald Khuse during the 2002–03 season before becoming an assistant coach under Ted Dumitru. He later moved into youth development, serving as Kaizer Chiefs Under-17 coach<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |title=..:: Kaizer Chiefs :: |access-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216070515/http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |archive-date=16 December 2008 }}</ref> before taking charge of the [[South Africa national under-17 soccer team|South Africa national under-17 team]]. ==Acting career== Khumalo made his film acting debut with the German/South African production Themba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thembathemovie.com/|title=Themba The Movie – DIY Blog|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> He plays himself as the coach of the under 21s. The movie is about Themba, a young and ambitious football youth, who is faced with poverty, AIDS and violence, but eventually makes his way on to the South African national team. The film is based on a novel by Lutz van Dijk and premiered at the Berlinale 2010. ==Career statistics== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khumalo goal''. {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Doctor Khumalo<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres1995.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1992-1995|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"|1 |{{dts|7 July 1992}} |[[Kings Park Stadium]], [[Durban]], South Africa |{{fb|CMR}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–0 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|2 |{{dts|10 May 1994}} |[[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa |{{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|3 |{{dts|13 November 1994}} |[[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]], Zambia | {{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |AFCON Qualifier |- |align="center"|4 |{{dts|29 November 1994}} |[[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]], South Africa |{{fb|GHA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Simba Cup |- |align="center"|5 |{{dts|26 April 1995}} |[[Setsoto Stadium]], [[Maseru]], Lesotho |{{fb|LES|1987}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|3–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|6 |{{dts|13 May 1995}} |Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|ARG}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|7 |{{dts|30 September 1995}} |[[FNB Stadium]], Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|MOZ}} |align="center"|3–2 |align="center"|3–2 |Friendly |- |align="center"|8 |{{dts|24 April 1996}} |FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|BRA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–3 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|9 |{{dts|27 April 1997}} |[[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lomé]], Togo |{{fb|ZAI}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|2–1 |[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |} == Honours == '''Kaizer Chiefs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kaizerchiefs.com/news/doc-khumalo-benefit-banquet|title=Doc Khumalo Benefit Banquet|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|date=12 November 2001|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=TUT/><ref>not including [[Telkom Charity Cup]]</ref> *[[National Soccer League (South Africa)|National Soccer League]] (3): [[1989 NSL First Division|1989]], [[1991 NSL First Division|1991]], [[1992 NSL First Division|1992]] *[[MTN 8|BP Top 8]] (6): 1987, 1989, [[1991 BP Top 8|1991]], [[1992 BP Top 8|1992]], [[1994 BP Top 8|1994]], [[2001 BP Top 8|2001]] *[[Nedbank Cup|Mainstay Cup]]: 1987 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|JPS Knockout Cup]] (2): 1988, 1989 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Rothmans Cup]] (2): 1997, 1998 *[[Nedbank Cup|Bob Save Super Bowl]] (2): [[1992 Bob Save Superbowl|1992]], [[2000 Bob Save Superbowl|2000]] *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Coca-Cola Cup]]: 2001 *[[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[2001 African Cup Winners' Cup|2001]] '''South Africa'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60083320|title=Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa’s 1996 triumph and its role in post-apartheid change|last=Djazmi|first=Mani|work=BBC Sport|date=3 February 2022|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] '''Individual''' * South African Footballer of the Year: 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-za/bafana-bafana-all-time-best-xi|title=Bafana Bafana all-time best XI: Who makes South Africa’s ultimate tournament team?|last=Oliver|first=Joel|website=Afrik-Foot.com|date=13 May 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> * [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1996 MLS All-Star Game|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|title=All-Star Game flashback, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228152403/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|archive-date=December 28, 2014|work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> * South African Hall of Fame inductee: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://halloffame.co.za/inductees/doctor-khumalo/|title=Doctor Khumalo|work=South African Hall of Fame|accessdate=25 June 2026}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm5203514}} * [https://ahalftimereport.com/2015/09/26/doctor-khumalo-the-story-of-a-bafana-legend/ Doctor Khumalo: The Story of a Bafana Legend] {{Navboxes | bg = #F7EB29 | fg = #006400 | bordercolor = #006400 | title = South Africa squads | list1 = {{South Africa squad 1996 African Cup of Nations}} {{South Africa squad 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{South Africa squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}} }} {{Kaizer Chiefs F.C. managers}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Khumalo, Doctor}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Soccer players from Soweto]] [[Category:Zulu people]] [[Category:South African men's soccer players]] [[Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:South Africa men's international soccer players]] [[Category:Columbus Crew players]] [[Category:Ferro Carril Oeste footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina]] [[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]] [[Category:Africa Cup of Nations–winning players]] [[Category:1996 African Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players]] [[Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players]] [[Category:Argentine Primera División players]] [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer All-Stars]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] [[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]] j6b9bgqlkqyx3x9ly6pi55b5ch95y1r 45251 45250 2026-09-22T11:05:49Z Godfrey Emmanuel 112 /* Career */ 45251 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1967)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Doctor Khumalo | image = | fullname = Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|1095|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|06|26}} | birth_place = [[Soweto]], South Africa | height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo/ |title=Doctor Khumalo |publisher=MLS |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref> | position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1984–1985 | youthclubs1 = [[Moroka Swallows]] | youthyears2 = 1986 | youthclubs2 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | years1 = 1987–2002 | clubs1 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | caps1 = 397 | goals1 = 75 | years2 = 1995 | clubs2 = → [[Ferro Carril Oeste]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = → [[Columbus Crew]] (loan) | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 5 | totalcaps = 444 | totalgoals = 81 | nationalyears1 = 1992–2001 | nationalteam1 = [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] | nationalcaps1 = 50 | nationalgoals1 = 9 }} '''Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo''' (ku ma bi ọjọ 26 June 1967) chí ẹnẹ South African former kì ya ri [[Association football|soccer]] akwobi. Popularly nicknamed '''''Doctor''''' for his tactical acumen, he was a renowned [[midfielder]] for [[Kaizer Chiefs]] and the [[South Africa national football team|South African national team]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers in the history of [[Soccer in South Africa|South African football]].<ref name=TUT>{{cite web|url=https://www.tut.ac.za/newsroom/all-news/2026/tut-confers-honorary-doctorate-on-kaizer-chiefs-legend-doctor-khumalo.php|title=TUT confers honorary doctorate on Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo|last=Mkize|first=Phumla|work=Tshwane University of Technology|date=30 April 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> After his farewell match for Kaizer Chiefs in 2004, Executive Chairman [[Kaizer Motaung]] retired his No. 15 jersey in honour of his legacy and contribution to the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/club/history|title=History|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> ==Career== I hane to bọlu ọdọ 1984 nwu Swallows Reserves, Khumalo nwọ leti Kaizer Chiefs, ugbo kì rọ nwu team kèkèlè ejodudu. Attah nwu [[Eliakim Khumalo]], aribọlu ki amonẹ má nyọnyọ ẹgba 1970s kpaì ababa 1980s, ónwù chi mentor nwu. Ma fì Khumalo dù lè togbá tuñwa senior team, ẹnẹ kì che chí coach [[Ted Dumitru]] ọdọ ekeji nwu, ónwù i chanẹ erọnyi ami [[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]. Khumalo lè mu di star player nwu Kaizer Chiefs kpai iñwọ rọ nwu South African football club omunẹ dùn, imuda kwọna ikore na ri bọlù yì overseas – i nwọ dọwọtọkada kpai FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman kì dulo tì [[Argentina|Argentinian]] club [[Ferro Carril Oeste]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://laferropedia.com/jugador-653/|title=LaFerropedia|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> nya jì ochu mẹfa efu ọdọ 1995, ama efu ọdọ 1996 kpai 1997 irọ nwu [[Columbus Crew]] eyi [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo|title=Doctor Khumalo &#124; MLSsoccer.com|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> The high-point of Khumalo's football career was the 1990s; he was part of the Kaizer Chiefs teams that won three South African league championship titles and five knockout trophies and was also voted South African Footballer of the Year in 1992. During his career at the club, he played in a total of 397 league and cup games, scoring 75 goals. After the re-admission of [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] to [[FIFA]] in 1992, Khumalo was selected to be a member of the South African squad for its first official international match in July of the same year, against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. South Africa won the match 1–0, due to a penalty scored by Khumalo. He was also a leading member of the winning South African national team at the [[1996 African Nations Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/24/south-africa-cup-of-nations-mandela-1996-bafana-bafana |title=‘Mandela brought extra pressure’: the story of South Africa’s Afcon triumph|last=Hawkey|first=Ian|work=The Guardian|date=24 June 2019|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> He also represented South Africa in the [[1998 Football World Cup]]. Throughout his whole international career, he played for South Africa 50 times (twice as captain), scoring nine goals<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zaf-recintlp.html|title=South Africa - International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> making him the 13th most capped South African footballer. One of Doctor Khumalo's most memorable games was perhaps the 1996 Mandela Cup match, where South Africa played against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. [[Phil Masinga]] scored the first goal from Doctor Khumalo's corner kick. Khumalo then scored the second goal to make the score 2–0 in favour of the South Africans. Unfortunately for Bafana, Brazil came back in the second half, scoring three goals, to win the encounter 3–2. After retiring from professional football in 2002, Khumalo moved into coaching. Khumalo was voted 62nd in the [[SABC3's Great South Africans|Top 100 Great South Africans]] in 2004. Kwi ọdọ 2017 ti ọdọ 2018, onwu chi technical director eyì [[Baroka F.C.|Baroka]].<ref>[https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2018-06-28-baroka-fc-parts-ways-with-technical-director-doctor-khumalo/ Baroka FC part ways with technical director Doctor Khumalo]. timeslive.co.za. 28 June 2018.</ref> ==Coaching career== He has a [[South African Football Association|SAFA]] Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 coaching licences, an [[English Football Association]] licence which he got in 2005 and a [[UEFA]] B licence through the [[German Football Federation]] in 2007. He began his coaching career at Kaizer Chiefs, where he served as co-coach with Donald Khuse during the 2002–03 season before becoming an assistant coach under Ted Dumitru. He later moved into youth development, serving as Kaizer Chiefs Under-17 coach<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |title=..:: Kaizer Chiefs :: |access-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216070515/http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |archive-date=16 December 2008 }}</ref> before taking charge of the [[South Africa national under-17 soccer team|South Africa national under-17 team]]. ==Acting career== Khumalo made his film acting debut with the German/South African production Themba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thembathemovie.com/|title=Themba The Movie – DIY Blog|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> He plays himself as the coach of the under 21s. The movie is about Themba, a young and ambitious football youth, who is faced with poverty, AIDS and violence, but eventually makes his way on to the South African national team. The film is based on a novel by Lutz van Dijk and premiered at the Berlinale 2010. ==Career statistics== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khumalo goal''. {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Doctor Khumalo<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres1995.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1992-1995|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"|1 |{{dts|7 July 1992}} |[[Kings Park Stadium]], [[Durban]], South Africa |{{fb|CMR}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–0 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|2 |{{dts|10 May 1994}} |[[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa |{{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|3 |{{dts|13 November 1994}} |[[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]], Zambia | {{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |AFCON Qualifier |- |align="center"|4 |{{dts|29 November 1994}} |[[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]], South Africa |{{fb|GHA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Simba Cup |- |align="center"|5 |{{dts|26 April 1995}} |[[Setsoto Stadium]], [[Maseru]], Lesotho |{{fb|LES|1987}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|3–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|6 |{{dts|13 May 1995}} |Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|ARG}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|7 |{{dts|30 September 1995}} |[[FNB Stadium]], Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|MOZ}} |align="center"|3–2 |align="center"|3–2 |Friendly |- |align="center"|8 |{{dts|24 April 1996}} |FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|BRA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–3 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|9 |{{dts|27 April 1997}} |[[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lomé]], Togo |{{fb|ZAI}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|2–1 |[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |} == Honours == '''Kaizer Chiefs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kaizerchiefs.com/news/doc-khumalo-benefit-banquet|title=Doc Khumalo Benefit Banquet|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|date=12 November 2001|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=TUT/><ref>not including [[Telkom Charity Cup]]</ref> *[[National Soccer League (South Africa)|National Soccer League]] (3): [[1989 NSL First Division|1989]], [[1991 NSL First Division|1991]], [[1992 NSL First Division|1992]] *[[MTN 8|BP Top 8]] (6): 1987, 1989, [[1991 BP Top 8|1991]], [[1992 BP Top 8|1992]], [[1994 BP Top 8|1994]], [[2001 BP Top 8|2001]] *[[Nedbank Cup|Mainstay Cup]]: 1987 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|JPS Knockout Cup]] (2): 1988, 1989 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Rothmans Cup]] (2): 1997, 1998 *[[Nedbank Cup|Bob Save Super Bowl]] (2): [[1992 Bob Save Superbowl|1992]], [[2000 Bob Save Superbowl|2000]] *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Coca-Cola Cup]]: 2001 *[[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[2001 African Cup Winners' Cup|2001]] '''South Africa'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60083320|title=Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa’s 1996 triumph and its role in post-apartheid change|last=Djazmi|first=Mani|work=BBC Sport|date=3 February 2022|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] '''Individual''' * South African Footballer of the Year: 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-za/bafana-bafana-all-time-best-xi|title=Bafana Bafana all-time best XI: Who makes South Africa’s ultimate tournament team?|last=Oliver|first=Joel|website=Afrik-Foot.com|date=13 May 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> * [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1996 MLS All-Star Game|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|title=All-Star Game flashback, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228152403/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|archive-date=December 28, 2014|work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> * South African Hall of Fame inductee: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://halloffame.co.za/inductees/doctor-khumalo/|title=Doctor Khumalo|work=South African Hall of Fame|accessdate=25 June 2026}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm5203514}} * [https://ahalftimereport.com/2015/09/26/doctor-khumalo-the-story-of-a-bafana-legend/ Doctor Khumalo: The Story of a Bafana Legend] {{Navboxes | bg = #F7EB29 | fg = #006400 | bordercolor = #006400 | title = South Africa squads | list1 = {{South Africa 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association football midfielders]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer All-Stars]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] [[Category:20th-century South African sportsmen]] 1zi2y182sukeiyacoemg9wi5m43i041 45252 45251 2026-09-22T11:06:52Z Godfrey Emmanuel 112 45252 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1967)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Doctor Khumalo | image = | fullname = Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|1095|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|06|26}} | birth_place = [[Soweto]], South Africa | height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo/ |title=Doctor Khumalo |publisher=MLS |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref> | position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Central Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1984–1985 | youthclubs1 = [[Moroka Swallows]] | youthyears2 = 1986 | youthclubs2 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | years1 = 1987–2002 | clubs1 = [[Kaizer Chiefs]] | caps1 = 397 | goals1 = 75 | years2 = 1995 | clubs2 = → [[Ferro Carril Oeste]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = → [[Columbus Crew]] (loan) | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 5 | totalcaps = 444 | totalgoals = 81 | nationalyears1 = 1992–2001 | nationalteam1 = [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] | nationalcaps1 = 50 | nationalgoals1 = 9 }} '''Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo''' (ku ma bi ọjọ 26 June 1967) chí ẹnẹ South African former kì ya ri [[Association football|soccer]] akwobi. Popularly nicknamed '''''Doctor''''' for his tactical acumen, he was a renowned [[midfielder]] for [[Kaizer Chiefs]] and the [[South Africa national football team|South African national team]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers in the history of [[Soccer in South Africa|South African football]].<ref name=TUT>{{cite web|url=https://www.tut.ac.za/newsroom/all-news/2026/tut-confers-honorary-doctorate-on-kaizer-chiefs-legend-doctor-khumalo.php|title=TUT confers honorary doctorate on Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo|last=Mkize|first=Phumla|work=Tshwane University of Technology|date=30 April 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> After his farewell match for Kaizer Chiefs in 2004, Executive Chairman [[Kaizer Motaung]] retired his No. 15 jersey in honour of his legacy and contribution to the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/club/history|title=History|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> ==Career== I hane to bọlu ọdọ 1984 nwu Swallows Reserves, Khumalo nwọ leti Kaizer Chiefs, ugbo kì rọ nwu team kèkèlè ejodudu. Attah nwu [[Eliakim Khumalo]], aribọlu ki amonẹ má nyọnyọ ẹgba 1970s kpaì ababa 1980s, ónwù chi mentor nwu. Ma fì Khumalo dù lè togbá tuñwa senior team, ẹnẹ kì che chí coach [[Ted Dumitru]] ọdọ ekeji nwu, ónwù i chanẹ erọnyi ami [[Orlando Pirates Football Club|Orlando Pirates]]. Khumalo lè mu di star player nwu Kaizer Chiefs kpai iñwọ rọ nwu South African football club omunẹ dùn, imuda kwọna ikore na ri bọlù yì overseas – i nwọ dọwọtọkada kpai FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman kì dulo tì [[Argentina|Argentinian]] club [[Ferro Carril Oeste]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://laferropedia.com/jugador-653/|title=LaFerropedia|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> nya jì ochu mẹfa efu ọdọ 1995, ama efu ọdọ 1996 kpai 1997 irọ nwu [[Columbus Crew]] eyi [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/doctor-khumalo|title=Doctor Khumalo &#124; MLSsoccer.com|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> The high-point of Khumalo's football career was the 1990s; he was part of the Kaizer Chiefs teams that won three South African league championship titles and five knockout trophies and was also voted South African Footballer of the Year in 1992. During his career at the club, he played in a total of 397 league and cup games, scoring 75 goals. After the re-admission of [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] to [[FIFA]] in 1992, Khumalo was selected to be a member of the South African squad for its first official international match in July of the same year, against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]. South Africa won the match 1–0, due to a penalty scored by Khumalo. He was also a leading member of the winning South African national team at the [[1996 African Nations Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/24/south-africa-cup-of-nations-mandela-1996-bafana-bafana |title=‘Mandela brought extra pressure’: the story of South Africa’s Afcon triumph|last=Hawkey|first=Ian|work=The Guardian|date=24 June 2019|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> He also represented South Africa in the [[1998 Football World Cup]]. Throughout his whole international career, he played for South Africa 50 times (twice as captain), scoring nine goals<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zaf-recintlp.html|title=South Africa - International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> making him the 13th most capped South African footballer. One of Doctor Khumalo's most memorable games was perhaps the 1996 Mandela Cup match, where South Africa played against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. [[Phil Masinga]] scored the first goal from Doctor Khumalo's corner kick. Khumalo then scored the second goal to make the score 2–0 in favour of the South Africans. Unfortunately for Bafana, Brazil came back in the second half, scoring three goals, to win the encounter 3–2. Alu kì tanẹ kwi professional football efu ọdọ 2002, Khumalo chanẹ chí coaching. Khumalo was voted 62nd in the [[SABC3's Great South Africans|Top 100 Great South Africans]] in 2004. Kwi ọdọ 2017 ti ọdọ 2018, onwu chi technical director eyì [[Baroka F.C.|Baroka]].<ref>[https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2018-06-28-baroka-fc-parts-ways-with-technical-director-doctor-khumalo/ Baroka FC part ways with technical director Doctor Khumalo]. timeslive.co.za. 28 June 2018.</ref> ==Coaching career== He has a [[South African Football Association|SAFA]] Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 coaching licences, an [[English Football Association]] licence which he got in 2005 and a [[UEFA]] B licence through the [[German Football Federation]] in 2007. He began his coaching career at Kaizer Chiefs, where he served as co-coach with Donald Khuse during the 2002–03 season before becoming an assistant coach under Ted Dumitru. He later moved into youth development, serving as Kaizer Chiefs Under-17 coach<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |title=..:: Kaizer Chiefs :: |access-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216070515/http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/Default.asp?cid=13804 |archive-date=16 December 2008 }}</ref> before taking charge of the [[South Africa national under-17 soccer team|South Africa national under-17 team]]. ==Acting career== Khumalo made his film acting debut with the German/South African production Themba.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thembathemovie.com/|title=Themba The Movie – DIY Blog|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> He plays himself as the coach of the under 21s. The movie is about Themba, a young and ambitious football youth, who is faced with poverty, AIDS and violence, but eventually makes his way on to the South African national team. The film is based on a novel by Lutz van Dijk and premiered at the Berlinale 2010. ==Career statistics== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khumalo goal''. {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Doctor Khumalo<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres1995.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1992-1995|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf-intres2000.html|title=South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"|1 |{{dts|7 July 1992}} |[[Kings Park Stadium]], [[Durban]], South Africa |{{fb|CMR}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–0 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|2 |{{dts|10 May 1994}} |[[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa |{{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|3 |{{dts|13 November 1994}} |[[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]], Zambia | {{fb|ZAM}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |AFCON Qualifier |- |align="center"|4 |{{dts|29 November 1994}} |[[Loftus Versfeld]], [[Pretoria]], South Africa |{{fb|GHA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–1 |Simba Cup |- |align="center"|5 |{{dts|26 April 1995}} |[[Setsoto Stadium]], [[Maseru]], Lesotho |{{fb|LES|1987}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|3–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|6 |{{dts|13 May 1995}} |Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|ARG}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–1 |Friendly |- |align="center"|7 |{{dts|30 September 1995}} |[[FNB Stadium]], Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|MOZ}} |align="center"|3–2 |align="center"|3–2 |Friendly |- |align="center"|8 |{{dts|24 April 1996}} |FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |{{fb|BRA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|2–3 |[[Friendly match|Friendly]] |- |align="center"|9 |{{dts|27 April 1997}} |[[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lomé]], Togo |{{fb|ZAI}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|2–1 |[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |} == Honours == '''Kaizer Chiefs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kaizerchiefs.com/news/doc-khumalo-benefit-banquet|title=Doc Khumalo Benefit Banquet|work=Kaizer Chiefs Football Club|date=12 November 2001|accessdate=5 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=TUT/><ref>not including [[Telkom Charity Cup]]</ref> *[[National Soccer League (South Africa)|National Soccer League]] (3): [[1989 NSL First Division|1989]], [[1991 NSL First Division|1991]], [[1992 NSL First Division|1992]] *[[MTN 8|BP Top 8]] (6): 1987, 1989, [[1991 BP Top 8|1991]], [[1992 BP Top 8|1992]], [[1994 BP Top 8|1994]], [[2001 BP Top 8|2001]] *[[Nedbank Cup|Mainstay Cup]]: 1987 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|JPS Knockout Cup]] (2): 1988, 1989 *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Rothmans Cup]] (2): 1997, 1998 *[[Nedbank Cup|Bob Save Super Bowl]] (2): [[1992 Bob Save Superbowl|1992]], [[2000 Bob Save Superbowl|2000]] *[[Carling Knockout Cup|Coca-Cola Cup]]: 2001 *[[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[2001 African Cup Winners' Cup|2001]] '''South Africa'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60083320|title=Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa’s 1996 triumph and its role in post-apartheid change|last=Djazmi|first=Mani|work=BBC Sport|date=3 February 2022|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] '''Individual''' * South African Footballer of the Year: 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-za/bafana-bafana-all-time-best-xi|title=Bafana Bafana all-time best XI: Who makes South Africa’s ultimate tournament team?|last=Oliver|first=Joel|website=Afrik-Foot.com|date=13 May 2026|accessdate=20 May 2026}}</ref> * [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1996 MLS All-Star Game|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|title=All-Star Game flashback, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228152403/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event|archive-date=December 28, 2014|work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> * South African Hall of Fame inductee: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://halloffame.co.za/inductees/doctor-khumalo/|title=Doctor Khumalo|work=South African Hall of Fame|accessdate=25 June 2026}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm5203514}} * [https://ahalftimereport.com/2015/09/26/doctor-khumalo-the-story-of-a-bafana-legend/ Doctor Khumalo: The Story of a Bafana Legend] {{Navboxes | bg = #F7EB29 | fg = #006400 | bordercolor = #006400 | title = South Africa squads | list1 = {{South Africa 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