Cedric Xulu
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 December 1939 | ||
Date of death | 4 May 2020 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Pinetown, South Africa | ||
Youth career | |||
1954–1965 | Clermont Home Defenders | ||
1965–1971 | Avalon Athletic | ||
1971 | Hammanskraal United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1983 | Zulu Royals | ||
Mbabane Swallows | |||
International career | |||
South Africa Black XI | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cedric "Sugar Ray" Xulu (13 December 1939 – 4 May 2020) was a South African footballer.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Career
[edit]Xulu was a footballer whose career in the 1960s led him to play for local side AmaZulu and Mbabane Swallows in Swaziland.[7] In 1972, he played for Zulu Royals (now AmaZulu), who won the NPSL that season.[8] He played for the SA Black XI in the 1970s, which he captained.[9]
He received the Chairman's Award at the 2019 PSL Awards.[9]
The stadium Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in the City of Durban is named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ "Football legend 'Sugar Ray' Xulu dies aged 81". eNCA.
- ^ Pedro, Michael. "AmaZulu and other SA clubs pay tribute to Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu". ewn.co.za.
- ^ "Tributes continue to pour in for AmaZulu legend Cedric "Sugar Ray" Xulu". SowetanLIVE.
- ^ "AmaZulu mourns passing of Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu as tributes pour in". 5 May 2020.
- ^ "AmaZulu confirm death of club legend Sugar Ray Xulu". Sport. 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Tributes continue to pour in for AmaZulu legend Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu". TimesLIVE.
- ^ "Training Stadia". Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ Pillay, Minoshni (2 December 2017). "Book honour for soccer legend 'Sugar Ray' Xulu".
- ^ a b "Football mourns death of Sugar Ray Xulu". BusinessLIVE.
Categories:
- 1939 births
- 2020 deaths
- South African men's soccer players
- AmaZulu F.C. players
- Mbabane Swallows F.C. players
- South African expatriate men's soccer players
- South African expatriates in Eswatini
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- 20th-century South African sportsmen
- South African soccer biography stubs