Helman Mkhalele

Helman Mkhalele
Personal information
Full name	Helman Nkosiyethu Mkhalele
Date of birth	20 October 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Newcastle, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1993	Jomo Cosmos
1993–1997	Orlando Pirates
1997–1998	Kayserispor
1998–2001	Ankaragücü
2001–2003	Göztepe
2003–2005	Malatyaspor
2005–2008	Jomo Cosmos
International career
1994–2001	South Africa
Managerial career
2020-2022	South Africa (assistant coach)
2021-2022	South Africa under-23
2021-2022	South Africa (caretaker)
2022-	South Africa (assistant coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Helman Nkosiyethu Mkhalele (born 20 October 1969) is a South African former soccer player who played as a midfielder. He was the part of the Orlando Pirates squad that won the 1994 National Soccer League^[1] and 1995 African Cup of Champions Clubs.^[2]

Personal life

His brothers Sydney Mkhalele and Lazarus Mkhalele played in the NPSL. He currently resides in Roodepoort^[3]

After retirement

Mkhalele got a job as a facilitator at KBC Health and Safety Company. He owns a furniture business. He acquired a teachers' diploma at the Soweto College^[3] He is the current National under 20 coach football team.

International

Mkhalele played for South Africa national football team, earning 66 caps and scoring 8 goals in the process and was in part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.^[4] He was also part of the Bafana squad that lifted the 1996 African Cup of Nations. He made his debut on 26 November 1994 against Ghana when he was 25 years and 37 days old, he played his last international on 5 May 2001 against Zimbabwe when he was 31 years and 197 days. His international career lasted for 6 years and 160 days.^[5]

There are townships in South Africa that are named after him; one is Mkhelele (also called Evaton West) in Evaton which is located in the south of Johannesburg.

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 April 1995	Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho	Lesotho	3–0	Win	Friendly match
2.	24 November 1995	Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa	Egypt	2–0	Win	Simba Cup
3.	8 June 1997	First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Zambia	3–0	Win	1998 FIFA World Cup qual.
4.	7 December 1997	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Brazil	1–2	Loss	Friendly match
5.	13 December 1997	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Czech Republic	2–2	Draw	1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
6.	17 December 1997	King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Uruguay	3–4	Loss	1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
7.	11 February 1998	Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Ivory Coast	1–1	Draw	1998 African Cup of Nations
8.	20 June 1999	Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola	Angola	2–2	Draw	2000 African Nations Cup qual.
Correct as of 9 March 2017^[6]