Calvin Donovan Marlin (born 20 April 1976 in
Port Elizabeth,
Eastern Cape) is a retired
South Africa
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n
football goalkeeper
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who works as a goalkeeping coach for
Cape Town City
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History
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.
He played club football for
Michau Warriors
Michau Warriors were a South African football club who played in the Premier Soccer League.
They were relegated in the competition's inaugural season finishing in 17th place.
The following season they finished second in the National First Divisi ...
,
Seven Stars,
Ajax Cape Town
Cape Town Spurs F.C. (formerly known as Ajax Cape Town) is a South African professional football club based in Parow in the city of Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax was their parent club and ...
,
SuperSport United,
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premier Soccer League, the first tier of South African football ...
and
Mpumalanga Black Aces
Black Aces were a South African football club that played in the Premier Soccer League. Aces usually played their home games in the Mpumalanga province but were based and trained in Johannesburg.
History
The original club was founded in 1937 by ...
as well as representing
South Africa
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internationally.
Marlin was a participant at the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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. He was South Africa's first choice keeper at the
2006 African Nations Cup
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in
Egypt
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and was capped 16 times.
He kicks left-footed but throws right-handed.
Coaching career
Marlin was appointed assistant coach of
Ajax Cape Town
Cape Town Spurs F.C. (formerly known as Ajax Cape Town) is a South African professional football club based in Parow in the city of Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax was their parent club and ...
in 2017, later becoming interim head coach.
After departing Ajax, he was appointed head coach of
Cape Town All Stars
All Stars is a South African football club based in Johannesburg.
The club was founded as Cape Town All Stars in 2010, and played their home games at the Athlone Stadium. They dissolved after selling their National First Division league status t ...
and later goalkeeping coach of
Cape Town Spurs
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History
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before departing during the
2023–24 season after Spurs had suffered seven consecutive defeats at the start of the season.
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
South African men's soccer players
South Africa men's international soccer players
South African people of British descent
Men's association football goalkeepers
2002 FIFA World Cup players
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
Sportspeople from Gqeberha
Cape Town Spurs F.C. players
SuperSport United F.C. players
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players
Michau Warriors F.C. players
Ajax Cape Town F.C. managers
South African soccer managers
Soccer players from the Eastern Cape
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