Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, Itumeleng Khune was selected in our Shortest Football Stars XI. Click through the gallery to view the rest of the greatest short players.
To make an appearance in the Shortest Football Stars XI, players generally had to be 1,75cm or shorter. However, in the keeper position small keepers are seen as 1,85cm and shorter.
Real Madrid shot-stopper, Iker Casillas would an obvious choice at 1,82cm, but Khune is one cm shorter than the Spaniard and his distribution is often regarded as world-class - while he has been South Africa's stand-out performer over the past few years.
Click through the gallery to view the Shortest Football Stars XI.