Leroy Sherrier Lewis (29 May 1945 – 13 September 2021) was a Costa Rican

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player and coach. In his native country, he led his hometown team Limonense to their best performance in the top flight league, finishing as runners-up. He also found success in Belize, where he led the

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to their best result at the

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, finishing four at the 2013 edition, thus qualifying to the

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, Belize's only participation at such tournament so far.

Playing career

As a player, he played in his native Costa Rica with AD Limonese and Uruguay de Coronado.

Coaching career

Lewis coached teams in Costa Rica and Belize, winning the national championships in Costa Rica and Belize with Guanacasteca (

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) and Belmopan Bandits ( Belize Premier Football League) respectively. He also has coached

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on three occasions.

Death

Lewis died on 13 September 2021 at his home after battling with prostate cancer.

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* * 1945 births 2021 deaths Costa Rican football managers Costa Rican expatriate football managers Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Belize Belize national football team managers Men's association football players not categorized by position Sportspeople from Limón Province Deaths from prostate cancer Deaths from cancer in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub