Marc Batchelor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 15 July 2019 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Olivedale, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wanderers | |||
| Balfour Park | |||
| Berea Park | |||
| Defence | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Dynamos | 62 | (25) |
| 1992–1994 | Bidvest Wits | ||
| 1994–1996 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| 1996–1997 | SuperSport United | 33 | (7) |
| 1997–2000 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 2000–2001 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 2001–2003 | Moroka Swallows | 24 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marc Batchelor (4 January 1970 – 15 July 2019) was a South African professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
[edit]Born in Johannesburg on 4 January 1970,[1] Batchelor spent his early career with Wanderers, Balfour Park, Berea Park and Defence.[2] He joined Dynamos in 1990, and later played for Bidvest Wits, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United, Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Moroka Swallows.[2]
He won four major trophies with Orlando Pirates,[2] including the 1995 African Cup of Champions Clubs.[3]
Later life and death
[edit]After retiring from professional football in 2003, Batchelor worked as a television pundit. However, he was fired in 2007 after a fight in a restaurant.[4]
In 2014 Batchelor was a witness in the trial of Oscar Pistorius.[5]
He was murdered outside his home in Olivedale on 15 July 2019.[2][3][4][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "'Man-mountain of a striker' was larger than life". The Citizen (Gauteng).
- ^ a b c d "Marc Batchelor - Soweto Derby legend | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ a b "Tributes pour in for slain ex-footballer Marc Batchelor". Sport. 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Marc Batchelor: South African former footballer shot dead". BBC Sport. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Culpepper, Chuck (10 March 2014). "A key witness may address Oscar Pistorius and fidelity". sportsonearth.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Ratsie, Ofentse. "Orlando Pirates mourns their former player Marc Batchelor". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- 1970 births
- 2019 deaths
- Men's association football forwards
- Berea Park F.C. players
- Bidvest Wits F.C. players
- Deaths by firearm in South Africa
- Dynamos F.C. (South Africa) players
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- Moroka Swallows F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- People murdered in South Africa
- South African murder victims
- South African Premier Division players
- South African men's soccer players
- South African television personalities
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- Unsolved murders in Africa
- White South African people
- CAF Champions League–winning players