Lawrence Chelin
{{Short description|South African footballer (1958–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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|position = Midfielder
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|clubs1 = Arcadia Shepherds
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|clubs2 = Durban United
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|clubs3 = Durban City
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|years4 = 1981
|clubs4 = Atlanta Chiefs
|caps4 = 24
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|nationalyears1 = 1976
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Lawrence Chelin (24 August 1958 – 23 June 2020) was a South African professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Chelin played for Arcadia Shepherds‚ Durban United and Durban City,{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldlive.co.za/sport/2020-06-25-south-african-football-legend-lawrence-chelin-has-died/|title=South African football legend Lawrence Chelin has died|website=HeraldLIVE}} as well as for American team the Atlanta Chiefs in 1981. With Durban City he won the National Soccer League in 1985 and 1986.
He also played for the multiracial South Africa Invitational XI in 1976, and for the national team in 1977.
Style of play
Former South Africa captain Neil Tovey described Chelin as similar to Eden Hazard, being "skilful [sic] and unbelievably quick, especially over the first five metres".{{cite book |last1=Tovey|first1=Neil|last2=Landheer|first2=Ernest|title= A Captain's Journey|location=|publisher=Penguin Random House South Africa |isbn=9781776094035 |date=April 2019}}
References
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Category:South African men's soccer players
Category:South Africa men's international soccer players
Category:Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players
Category:Durban United F.C. players
Category:Durban City F.C. players
Category:Atlanta Chiefs players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players
Category:South African expatriates in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:20th-century South African sportsmen
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