| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Leow Le Roux[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Port Shepstone, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | August 2016 (aged 82) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950 | Berea | ||
| 1951–1956 | Queen's Park (Durban) | ||
| 1957–1958 | Arsenal | 5 | (0) |
| 1959–1961 | Durban City | ? | (?) |
| 1962–1965 | Durban United | ? | (?) |
| 1966 | Addington | ? | (?) |
| 1967–1968 | Durban City | ? | (?) |
| 1970 | Maritzburg | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1954–1955 | South Africa | 6[2] | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Leow Le Roux (25 November 1933 - August 2016) was a South African former footballer who played as a winger.[3]
Pre-football career
He was born in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal. He was a bank clerk before he took up football.[4]
Career
Le Roux played for Queen's Park in his native South Africa before signing for English First Division team Arsenal in February 1957.[1] He made five Football League appearances in the 1957–58 season before returning to South Africa to play for Durban City.[5]
Arsenal
He made his debut on 7 December 1957 in a 2-1 loss to Burnley where he played as an outside right. His teammate Jim Standen was also a debutant.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 368. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ↑ "South Africa - International Appearances". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Death of 'Dashing Danny' Le Roux". Rising Sun Mid South Coast. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ "Dan Le Roux". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Arsenal : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ↑ "Burnley v Arsenal, 07 December 1957 - 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 7 December 1957. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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