Stephen Malcolm (2 May 1970 – 28 January 2001) was a
Jamaica
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n international
football
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player. His position was defender.
Club career
During his club career he played for
Seba United
Montego Bay United Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Montego Bay.
History
Founded as ''Beacon'' in 1972, the club were renamed ''Seba United'' after a few years and has won the Jamaica National Premier League in 1987 and 1997, ...
.
International career
Nicknamed ''Shorty'', he represented his country at the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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in
France
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, which was the first and so far only time
Jamaica
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has qualified for the finals of the tournament. He made his debut for the 'Reggae Boyz' in 1995 and collected a total of 68 caps, scoring 3 goals.
Death
Malcolm died in a car accident, only hours after playing
Bulgaria
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in a friendly international in
Kingston. He was on his way back to
Montego Bay
Montego Bay is the capital of the Parishes of Jamaica, parish of Saint James Parish, Jamaica, St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Spanish Town, and Por ...
with team-mate
Theodore Whitmore
Theodore Eccleston Whitmore, OD (born 5 August 1972) is a Jamaican former professional footballer. He is the former head coach of Jamaica national football team.
Club career
Whitmore attended St. James High School in Montego Bay, Jamaica. D ...
, when his car blew a tire, hit an embankment and overturned near
Falmouth. Whitmore was injured in the accident, but fully recovered. Three years earlier Malcolm and Whitmore were involved in a car crash too, in which national team defender
Durrant Brown was severely injured.
In 2011, Seba United was renamed
Montego Bay United and withdrew the number 2 shirt in honour of Malcolm.
Montego Bay United Football Club launched
- Jamaica Gleaner
International goals
References
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1970 births
2001 deaths
People from Montego Bay
Association football defenders
Jamaican footballers
Jamaica international footballers
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
1998 FIFA World Cup players
Road incident deaths in Jamaica
Montego Bay United F.C. players
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