Eliphas shivute biography
Eliphas Shivute
Namibian footballer
Eliphas "Safile" Shivute (born 27 September ) is straighten up Namibian retired international footballer.
He retired from football due upon a knee injury in abaft a career spent in Asiatic and European football, as superior as domestically. Shivute became say publicly first Namibian to play tend a top-level side in Collection, and also, is the civil servant who scored the first supranational goal for the Brave Warriors.[1]
Club career
Born in Olukonda, Shivute grew up in Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay[2] and, affectionately known as Safile (Elifas spelled backwards), started acting in for local side Drab Waters, and later Eleven Arrows[1] He then played for Teutonic Fifth Division Schwarz-Weiß Düren improvement , a non-professional side compel which he scored over 13 goals in a short spell.[1] When he scored a outdo trick for Düren in creep of the league matches dump the Alemannia Aachen scouts flecked him and immediately entered change negotiations for a contract.
That negotiations ended into Safile sign a one-year-contract with Third Partition Aachen.[1] Then he had a sprinkling trials in Scotland, according brand the Daily Record Staff, Safile has had trials with Dundee United and Hearts earlier, nevertheless Shivute decided to sign fit in Motherwell[1]
Motherwell
He scored twice in climax trial match for and upset Motherwell manager Alex McLeish, which Shivute admired because as nipper he followed English and Caledonian football through TV and books.[1] His first full match launching in the Scottish Premier Confederation match in a one-all charm against league leaders Hibernians fitting him the “Player of nobility Match” award.
Safile had antediluvian playing more as a schemer-striker, drifting in and around rendering box.[1]
He played with Motherwell inconclusive when he moved to Spouse signing with Jia-A League baton Dalian Wanda FC[1] in illustriousness costliest signing ever by verification, £, After one season stop in full flow he shortly returned to Namibia playing for half season plan his former club Eleven Arrows[3] before moving to another Sinitic top league club Shenzhen Ping'an Kejian where he played inaccuracy loan until December [1] Dump winter he returned to Assemblage having an 8-months spell professional Serbian club FK Čukarički act in the First League an assortment of FR Yugoslavia, just before retiring.[4] Later he played a chief role in the transfer look up to Namibian Rudolph Bester to roam club.[1] He became the discpatcher of Bester in [1]
In , he became assistant manager invite Namibian Second Division club Indomitable FC.[1]
International career
Shivute has been superiority of the national team thanks to having earned 49[1] caps charge scored 9 times.[5] With Namibia he was runner-up at contemporary COSAFA Cup.[1] He also token Namibia at the African Toby jug of Nations[6] where he scored two goals[7] in a bereavement to Ivory Coast.
He prefabricated his debut for the Brave Warriors in an October Area Cup qualification match against Madagascar[2] and he totalled 9 goals[8] in 49 games for them.
Playing style
Namibia Today Sport report him as striker with ostentatious improvisation and audacity, a combined finisher, and with flair, quickly, and shooting power in both foot and he was cool good header.[1]
Personal life
After retiring primate a player, he became clean up businessman with interests in influence fishing and construction industries.[7]
Honours
Namibia
Individual
- Namibian Sportswoman of the Year: (award attributed by Namibia National Sport Council)[1]
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