Newly signed Kaizer Chiefs striker, Jose Torealba joined his teammates for the first time on Monday afternoon. The Venezuelan-born striker was signed from Mamelodi Sundowns during the January transfer window period in 2007 and joined his home based Deportivo Tachira for six months where he won the league championship in May.

The diminutive striker was on the bench for his country when they caused a major shock in international football when they beat Brazil 2-0 in the 2010 qualifiers in their own backyard.

Nicknamed, “EL Buda” the striker was very pleased with the welcoming he got from the Management and his new teammates at Chiefs. “I arrived here (South Africa) last week Friday and I met my teammates for the first time today. It was fine and everyone was welcoming. I am impressed by the facilities here; the training pitch is world class. I am happy to have finally come here, but the work starts now. I am however still in the processing of settling-in with my family, and the management is helping me with all the logistics of finding our new home. My family is very important to me,” says Jose.

Jose won the championship with Sundowns in 2006/7 seasons and won it with Deportivo Tachira last season.

kazierchiefs.com asks the question. Does he want to win the league championship three times in a row?

“It was nice to win the league with Deportivo. My family cherished the moment to be back home and winning the championship was a bonus. Now, I want to win it with Kaizer Chiefs. This is a big club and it is important for us to challenge all the trophies available this season,” he says confidently.

Meanwhile, Tinashe “The General” Nengomashe and his compatriot Onismor Bhasera also joined the team for the first time for the preseason training. The two players were allowed to join the team late as they needed to report for their national duties during 2010 World Cup/African Cup of Nations qualifiers which will take place in South Africa and Angola respectively.