Calvin Marlin

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| name = Calvin Marlin

| image =

| fullname = Calvin Donovan Marlin

| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|04|20}}

| birth_place = Port Elizabeth, South Africa

| currentclub =

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| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1996–1998

| years2 = 1998–1999

| years3 = 1999

| years4 = 1999–2003

| years5 = 2003–2006

| years6 = 2006–2013

| years7 = 2013–2015

| clubs1 = Michau Warriors

| clubs2 = Seven Stars

| clubs3 = → Cape Town Spurs (loan)

| clubs4 = Ajax Cape Town

| clubs5 = SuperSport United

| clubs6 = Mamelodi Sundowns

| clubs7 = Mpumalanga Black Aces

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 17

| caps3 = 11

| caps4 = 107

| caps5 = 122

| caps6 = 73

| caps7 = 0

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2009

| nationalteam1 = South Africa

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Calvin Donovan Marlin (born 20 April 1976 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape) is a retired South African football goalkeeper who works as a goalkeeping coach for Cape Town City.{{cite news|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/55551/marlin-retires-to-focus-on-goalkeeper-coach-role-at-black-aces|title=Marlin retires to focus on goalkeeper coach role at Black Aces|newspaper=Kick Off|first=Lovemore|last=Moyo|date=19 May 2015}}

He played club football for Michau Warriors, Seven Stars, Ajax Cape Town, SuperSport United, Mamelodi Sundowns and Mpumalanga Black Aces as well as representing South Africa internationally.

Marlin was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.{{Cite web |date=2002-05-15 |title=Calvin Marlin |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/south_africa/squad/newsid_1988000/1988635.stm |access-date=2024-01-01 |language=en-GB}} He was South Africa's first choice keeper at the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt and was capped 16 times.

He kicks left-footed but throws right-handed.

Coaching career

Marlin was appointed assistant coach of Ajax Cape Town in 2017,{{Cite web |last=Laduma |first=Soccer |title=Calvin Marlin appointed assistant coach at Ajax Cape Town |url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/calvin-marlin-appointed-assistant-coach-at-ajax-cape-town-12547972 |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=IOL |language=en-US}} later becoming interim head coach.{{Cite web |last=Sport |first=E. W. N. |title=Marlin continues as Ajax CT interim head coach until end of season |url=https://ewn.co.za/2020/02/26/calvin-marlin-continues-as-ajax-ct-interim-head-coach-until-end-of-season |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=ewn.co.za |language=en}}

After departing Ajax, he was appointed head coach of Cape Town All Stars{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Calvin Marlin To Be Appointed As Cape Town All Stars Head Coach |url=https://www.snl24.com/soccerladuma/local/siyagobhoza/calvin-marlin-to-be-appointed-as-cape-town-all-stars-head-coach-20210225 |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Soccer Laduma |language=en-US}} and later goalkeeping coach of Cape Town Spurs before departing during the 2023–24 season after Spurs had suffered seven consecutive defeats at the start of the season.{{Cite web |last=Mlotha |first=Sipho |title=Calvin Marlin gives brutally honest reaction to Spurs departure |url=https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/sanews/premiership/cape-town-spurs/calvin-marlin-gives-brutally-honest-reaction-to-spurs-departure-20231003 |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=KickOff |language=en-US}}