Daniel Le Roux

Daniel Le Roux

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Leow Le Roux [1]
Date of birth	(1933-11-25)25 November 1933 [1]
Place of birth	Port Shepstone, South Africa
Date of death	August 2016 (aged 82)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950	Berea
1951–1956	Queen's Park (Durban)
1957–1958	Arsenal	5	(0)
1959–1961	Durban City	?	(?)
1962–1965	Durban United	?	(?)
1966	Addington	?	(?)
1967–1968	Durban City	?	(?)
1970	Maritzburg	?	(?)
International career
1954–1955	South Africa	6 [2]	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Leow Le Roux (25 November 1933 - August 2016) was a South African former footballer who played as a winger. ^[3]

Pre-football career

He was born in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal. He was a bank clerk before he took up football. ^[4]

Career

Le Roux played for Queen's Park in his native South Africa before signing for English First Division team Arsenal in February 1957. ^[1] He made five Football League appearances in the 1957–58 season before returning to South Africa to play for Durban City. ^[5]

Arsenal

He made his debut on 7 December 1957 in a 2-1 loss to Burnley where he played as an outside right. His teammate Jim Standen was also a debutant. ^[6]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 368. ISBN   1-85291-665-6.
2. "South Africa - International Appearances". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
3. "Death of 'Dashing Danny' Le Roux". Rising Sun Mid South Coast. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
4. "Dan Le Roux". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
5. "Arsenal : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
6. "Burnley v Arsenal, 07 December 1957 - 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 7 December 1957. Retrieved 22 November 2013.