Place of birth Olukonda, Namibia 1997-1999 Motherwell Position Forward 1996-1997 Eleven Arrows Height 1.85 m | Years Team Role Footballer Playing position Name Eliphas Shivute | |
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Date of birth (1974-09-27) September 27, 1974 (age 41) | ||
Eliphas Shivute (born 27 September 1974) is a Namibian retired international footballer. He retired from football due to a knee injury in 2002 after a career spent in Chinese and European football, as well as domestically.
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Club career
He played with Eleven Arrows F.C. until 1997 when he moved abroad to Scotland and signed with Motherwell F.C.. He played in the Scottish Premier League until 1999 when he moved to China signing with Jia-A League club Dalian Wanda FC in the costliest signing ever by then, ₤350.000. After one season in 2000 he shortly returned to Namibia playing for half season for his former club Eleven Arrows before moving to another Chinese top league club Shenzhen Ping'an Kejian where he will play until December 2001. That winter he returned to Europe having a short spell with Serbian club FK Čukarički Stankom playing in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, just before retiring.
International career
Shivute has been part of the national team since 1992 having earned 40 caps and scored 8 times. He also represented Namibia at the 1998 African Cup of Nations where he scored two goals in a 3-4 loss to Côte d'Ivoire.
Personal life
Born in Olukonda, Shivute got married to Justine in 2003 and is a father of four children, two daughter and two sons. The eldest daughter is Monica, followed by Kwashi, Anastasia and Andrew.