Lawrence Chelin

Lawrence Chelin (24 August 1958 – 23 June 2020) was a South African professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Lawrence Chelin
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-08-24)24 August 1958
Date of death 23 June 2020(2020-06-23) (aged 61)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Arcadia Shepherds
Durban United
Durban City
1981 Atlanta Chiefs 24 (1)
National team
1976 South Africa Invitational XI 1 (4)
1977 South Africa 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Chelin played for Arcadia ShepherdsDurban United and Durban City,[2] as well as for American team the Atlanta Chiefs in 1981.[1] With Durban City he won the National Soccer League in 1985 and 1986.[2]

He also played for the multiracial South Africa Invitational XI in 1976, and for the national team in 1977.[2]

He died on 23 June 2020 from leukemia.[2]

Style of play

Former South Africa captain Neil Tovey described Chelin as similar to Eden Hazard, being "skilful [sic] and unbelievably quick, especially over the first five metres".[3]

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References

  1. "NASL-Lawrence Chelin". www.nasljerseys.com.
  2. "South African football legend Lawrence Chelin has died". HeraldLIVE.
  3. Tovey, Neil; Landheer, Ernest (April 2019). A Captain's Journey. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 9781776094035.
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