Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 December 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Boksburg, South Africa | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Benoni Northerns | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1991 | Giant Blackpool | ||
Orlando Pirates | |||
Moroka Swallows | |||
AmaZulu | |||
International career | |||
1997 | South Africa | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gavin Lane (born 26 November 1966) is a retired South African football (soccer) defender. He played professionally for Giant Blackpool, Orlando Pirates, Moroka Swallows and AmaZulu and also represented South Africa.
During his career he was nicknamed "Stability Unit" [1] and was a member of Orlando Pirates 1995 African Cup of Champions Clubs winning squad. [2]
Gavin Lane used to work as a contract manager at a renovation company, Gordon Verhoef & Krause. Gavin now owns a painting and renovations company called Gavin Lane Projects . [3]
He lives in Durban with his wife Lesley and his two sons, Kyle Lane (born 1989) and Devin Lane (born 1993). [4]
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