Lucas Radebe
In the end, Lucas Radebe was named captain of the club. He was also nicknamed "The Chief", partly because of his previous club and partly because of his leadership qualities. Five years in a row, from 1998 to 2002, Radebe finished in the top five of the Premier League with Leeds United. In the 2001–02 season, it even took first place in the English league for the first half of the season. These good performances allowed Leeds to participate in both the UEFA Cup and even the Champions League. In the latter continental cup tournament, Lucas Radebe reached the semi-finals with Leeds United in 2001. In it was lost to Valencia CF. The previous year had already reached the UEFA Cup semi-final, in which Leeds United lost to eventual winners Galatasaray SK .