Eliphas Shivute

Eliphas "Safile" Shivute (born 27 September 1974) is a Namibian retired international footballer.

Eliphas Shivute
Personal information
Full name Eliphas Kambuta Shivute
Date of birth (1974-09-27) September 27, 1974
Place of birth Olukonda, South-West Africa
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Blue Waters
1990–1991 Eleven Arrows
1996 Schwarz-Weiß Düren
1997 Alemannia Aachen 0 (0)
1997–1999 Motherwell 24 (3)
1999–2001 Dalian Wanda FC 24 (5)
2000 → Eleven Arrows (loan)
2001 → Shenzhen Ping'an Kejian (loan) 17 (4)
2001–2002 Čukarički 2 (0)
International career
1992–2001 Namibia 49 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He retired from football due to a knee injury in 2002 after a career spent in Chinese and European football, as well as domestically. Shivute became the first Namibian to play for a top-level side in Europe, and also, is the man who scored the first international goal for the Brave Warriors.

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