Full name Sibusiso Wiseman Zuma Name Sibusiso Zuma Years Team Weight 69 kg | Number 11 Height 1.80 m Role Football player Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1975-06-23) 23 June 1975 (age 40) Playing position | ||
Sibusiso zuma bicycle kick
Sibusiso Wiseman Zuma (born 23 June 1975 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.
Contents
- Sibusiso zuma bicycle kick
- Sbusiso Rhee Zuma Honoured By FC Copenhagen Respect
- Club career
- FC Copenhagen
- Mamelodi Sundowns
- FC Nordsjlland
- International career
- Sibusiso Zuma Foundation
- Background
- Incident
- References
Sbusiso "Rhee" Zuma Honoured By FC Copenhagen #Respect
Club career
Zuma started his career for South African clubs Mighty Pa, African Wanderers and Orlando Pirates. In June 2000, he joined Danish club F.C. Copenhagen, where he blossomed as a player. He helped the club win its second Danish football championship and was voted into the club's hall of fame for his outstanding efforts in the 2004–05 season, and in 2001 Zuma was tied for 29th place for the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award. After five and a half years at FC Copenhagen, Zuma was sold to German Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld for one million euros in July 2005.
F.C. Copenhagen
In 2006 Zuma was voted number one by the fans among the greatest profiles to have ever played in F.C. Copenhagen.
According to Zuma he played his best football at F.C. Copenhagen which still feels like his second home. He enjoys legend status at F.C. Copenhagen as the best player ever to play in the club. Zuma thinks he owes everything to FC Copenhagen and that he enjoyed every day he was at the club. It is a part of his life that he will never forget. Zuma also tells that "South Africans will tell you that Zuma is a king in Denmark".
F.C. Copenhagen won its second Superliga championship in 2001 after almost a decade without becoming champions, winning 3–1 in the last New Firm match of the season, at the Parken Stadium. The 2–0 goal was a bicycle kick by Zuma, who received the ball at his chest, where he bounced it in the air, and in the same motion executed the overhead kick, volleying the ball into the far corner, out of Brøndby keeper Mogens Krogh's reach. This was voted the Danish goal of the year, and was voted the best Superliga goal of the decade in December 2009.
In 2013, Zuma's bicycle kick was voted the greatest moment in the history of F.C. Copenhagen. A monument was made to honour the greatest moment and thereby Zuma's bicycle kick. Zuma himself was invited by F.C. Copenhagen and attended Parken on 18 August 2013 where the unveiling of the monument took place. The monument was a relief of Zuma's bicycle kick.
On the day of the unveiling of the relief Zuma said: "It's an honour to be here. I love those guys. I love F.C. Copenhagen fans to dead. I am amazingly happy. It's one of the best days in my life".
Mamelodi Sundowns
On 21 June 2008 Zuma signed for Mamelodi Sundowns. He was released in the summer of 2009 and in October 2009 he had a trial period with FC Nordsjælland, eventually being signed by the club.
FC Nordsjælland
On 16 October he signed a one-year contract with the Danish club FC Nordsjælland. On 8 November 2009 Zuma scored his first goal for FC Nordsjælland in the club's 1–0 win over SønderjyskE. When FC Nordsjælland visited F.C. Copenhagen on 24 March 2010 in a Danish League match, Zuma played well and was substituted to a large majority of the F.C. Copenhagen supporters applauding him. A distinctly touched Zuma claimed that the home supporters were incredible.
International career
He has represented South Africa 67 times. He played for his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Zuma was the captain of South African National team at the 2006 African Cup of Nations tournament.
Sibusiso Zuma Foundation
In 2010, Zuma opened the Sibusiso Zuma Foundation which works with young kids with HIV. The foundation also works with "prevention and education about HIV/Aids" and "the prevention of HIV infection and/or the distribution of information relating to HIV/Aids".
Zuma says: "I'm just trying to help a lot of communities here in South Africa. Especially the poor ones."
Background
He is also known as "Zuma the Puma" to the club's supporters and "Puma" appears on his shirt instead of "Zuma" in the Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 video game.
Other nicknames while he played in F.C. Copenhagen was Sibu or just Zuma.
Incident
On 25 June 2007, it was reported that Zuma had been involved in an incident in his home country South Africa. After an altercation there were allegations that he threatened to shoot a group of men at a party in Kokstad. The local police investigated the situation, and Zuma was prevented from leaving the country for a period, but no charges were made.