Colin Viljoen (born 20 June 1948) is a retired footballer who played in midfield for English teams

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, Manchester City and

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. Born in South Africa, he won two caps for England under manager

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Biography

Born in Johannesburg, Viljoen was signed from Johannesburg Rangers' colts team by Ipswich in 1966. He spent 12 years at Portman Road, playing 305 games and won two caps for England, both coming in a four-day spell in May 1975. A goalless draw with Northern Ireland in Belfast was followed by a 2–2 draw with Wales at Wembley, both games in the Home International Championship. Viljoen contributed to Ipswich's victorious

1977–78 FA Cup The 1977–78 FA Cup was the 97th season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The final saw Ipswich Town beat Arsenal 1–0, with a goal from Roger Osborne. First round proper ...

campaign, making four appearances and scoring twice during the run. However he was not part of the squad for the

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itself. In 1978, he moved on to Manchester City, before signing for Chelsea for £60,000 in 1980. He was released by the club at the end of the 1981–82 season, and signed for non-League

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Post-retirement life

After retiring, Viljoen bought and ran ''The Nine Styles'' pub in

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. He subsequently moved back to South Africa, first to

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, and then to Alberton, where he coaches youth football.

Honours

Individual * Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 1974–75

References

1948 births Soccer players from Johannesburg English footballers England international footballers Ipswich Town F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Living people Afrikaner people South African people of Dutch descent South African soccer players South African emigrants to the United Kingdom Southall F.C. players English Football League players Rangers F.C. (South Africa) players Association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub

Biography

Post-retirement life

Honours

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