Rolston James

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Rolston James
Personal information
Date of birth(1975-12-21)21 December 1975
Place of birth Plymouth, Tobago
Date of death 16 December 2002(2002-12-16) (aged 26)
Place of death Port of Spain
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001 San Juan Jabloteh
2001–2002 Happy Valley
2002 W Connection
International career
2000–2001 Trinidad and Tobago 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rolston James (21 December 1975 - 16 December 2002) was a Trinidadian professional footballer who played as a forward. He made two appearances for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

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Career

James played club football for W Connection and was involved in the club's 2002 CFU Club Championship campaign. [1]

Prior to signing for W Connection, he had a five-month spell with Happy Valley in between December 2001 and April 2002 in Hong Kong, scoring five goals during his time there. [2]

He played twice for the Trinidad and Tobago national team. His début came against Cuba on 4 July 2000. His second and final game would come against Grenada on 27 January 2001. [1]

In December 2002 he was shot dead in his apartment at the age of 26. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ruskin, Mark (17 December 2002). "Trinidad soccer striker shot and killed at home will be honored at memorial mass". AP WorldStream. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014 via Highbeam.
  2. Alladin, Unus (19 December 2002). "Ex-Happy Valley Player James Gunned Down In Trinidad". scmp.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.