Clifford Michael Durandt (16 April 1940 – 3 October 2002) was a South African

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who played as a winger. He played in the

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for

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, with whom he won the league title. He is the father of a boxing promoter and trainer

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Career

After being educated at the King Edward VII School in his hometown Johannesburg, Durandt began his football career with Marist Brothers. In May 1957, just 17 years old, he was selected to play for a South Africa XI against tourists

, where his display - he scored twice in a 3-7 loss - earned him a move to the English club. As a junior, he played in Wolves' 1958 FA Youth Cup triumph, before making his senior debut on 4 October 1958 in a 4–0 rout of

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. This was his only appearance of the campaign in which the club retained the league championship. He featured only sporadically until enjoying a run of games during the 1960–61 season, replacing his departed countryman

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. Durandt scored eight times during the campaign to help the club reach third. However, the following seasons saw him again unable to hold down a regular spot and he moved to

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in March 1963 for £15,000. He made 36 league appearances in the

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for the ''Addicks'', before returning to his homeland. Here, he played for Germiston Callies,

Highlands Park Highlands Park Football Club was a South African professional soccer club who played in Modderfontein, Johannesburg. They were founded in 2003 as a phoenix club to the earlier Highlands Park F.C. (1959) and Highlands Park F.C. (1990) The c ...

and State House Tornados, among others. A high point during his spell with Highlands Park was contributing a hat-trick towards a 10-2 victory against Olympia in a league game on 7 June 1967. ( Walter da Silva (6) and

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scored the others). He died on 3 October 2002 aged 62 after suffering a heart attack.

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Durandt, Cliff 1940 births 2002 deaths Sportspeople from Johannesburg South African soccer players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Association football wingers