Calvin Marlin

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Calvin Marlin
Personal information
Full name Calvin Donovan Marlin
Date of birth (1976-04-20) 20 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1998 Michau Warriors
1998–1999 Seven Stars 17 (0)
1999 → Cape Town Spurs (loan) 11 (0)
1999–2003 Ajax Cape Town 107 (0)
2003–2006 SuperSport United 122 (0)
2006–2013 Mamelodi Sundowns 73 (0)
2013–2015 Mpumalanga Black Aces 0 (0)
International career
2002–2009 South Africa 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Calvin Donovan Marlin (born 20 April 1976 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape) is a retired South African football goalkeeper who works as a goalkeeping coach for Cape Town City. [1]

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He played club football for Michau Warriors, Seven Stars, Ajax Cape Town, SuperSport United, Mamelodi Sundowns and Mpumalanga Black Aces as well as representing South Africa internationally.

Marlin was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [2] He was South Africa's first choice keeper at the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt and was capped 16 times.

He kicks left-footed but throws right-handed.

Coaching career

Marlin was appointed assistant coach of Ajax Cape Town in 2017, [3] later becoming interim head coach. [4]

After departing Ajax, he was appointed head coach of Cape Town All Stars [5] and later goalkeeping coach of Cape Town Spurs before departing during the 2023–24 season after Spurs had suffered seven consecutive defeats at the start of the season. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Moyo, Lovemore (19 May 2015). "Marlin retires to focus on goalkeeper coach role at Black Aces". Kick Off .
  2. ↑ "Calvin Marlin". 15 May 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Laduma, Soccer. "Calvin Marlin appointed assistant coach at Ajax Cape Town". IOL. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Sport, E. W. N. "Marlin continues as Ajax CT interim head coach until end of season". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Calvin Marlin To Be Appointed As Cape Town All Stars Head Coach". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Mlotha, Sipho. "Calvin Marlin gives brutally honest reaction to Spurs departure". KickOff. Retrieved 1 January 2024.


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