Walter Khumalo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Usimanga Walter Khumalo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Sasolburg, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Vaal Professionals | |||
| Free State Stars | |||
| Bloemfontein Celtic | |||
| AmaZulu | |||
| 2003–???? | Black Leopards | ||
| Jomo Cosmos | |||
| 2007–2010 | Free State Stars | ||
| 2010–???? | Mpumalanga Black Aces | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Usimanga Walter Khumalo (born 2 September 1972) is a South African football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.[2]
He played for Vaal Professionals, Free State Stars, Mother City, Bloemfontein Celtic, AmaZulu, Black Leopards, Jomo Cosmos and Mpumalanga Black Aces.
Playing career
[edit]Khumalo was born in Sasolburg and began his professional career with Vaal Professionals in 1998.[3]
He later played for Free State Stars, Bloemfontein Celtic, AmaZulu, Black Leopards and Jomo Cosmos.[4] He moved from Amazulu to Black Leopards in early 2003.[5]
At Free State Stars, Khumalo primarily served as backup to Kennedy Mweene.[6] He didn't play for the team for 8 months until March 2008.[6]
In 2010 he moved from Free State Stars to Mpumalanga Black Aces, after being recommended to the cub by their goalkeeping coach Cyprian Maimane.[7] The club offered to pay for his accommodation but failed to do so, and Khumalo was nearly evicted by the landlord.[7]
Coaching career
[edit]He worked as a goalkeeping coach at Free State Stars for a number of years, before being sacked in December 2017.[8]
By September 2024 he was a coach at Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila.[4]
Playing style
[edit]Khumalo described his style as "a good shot-stopper and a good organiser of his back four [who] can play the ball out from the back."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Summary - Usimanga Walter Khumalo - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "In The Spotlight: Walter Khumalo". Kick Off. 14 June 2025.
- ^ "'The envelope looked big but was full of R10 notes'". Kick Off. 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "My Dream Team - Walter Khumalo". Kick Off. 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Leopards beat log leaders Pirates". IOL.
- ^ a b Reporter, Staff (17 March 2008). "Triumph for Free State Stars' Khumalo".
- ^ a b "Ex-PSL keeper: Landlord threatened to evict me". Kick Off. 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Free State Stars coach defends decision to axe goalkeeper coach - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader". 8 December 2017.
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