Daniel Le Roux

Daniel Le Roux
Personal information
Full name Daniel Leow Le Roux
Date of birth (1933-11-25)25 November 1933
Place of birth Port Shepstone, South Africa
Date of death August 2016 (aged 82)
Position 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)
* 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.

Pre-football career

He was born in Port Shepstone, Natal. He was a bank clerk before he took up football.

Career

Le Roux played for Queen's Park in his native South Africa before signing for English First Division team Arsenal in February 1957. He made five Football League appearances in the 1957–58 season before returning to South Africa to play for Durban City.

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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "South Africa - International Appearances". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Death of 'Dashing Danny' Le Roux". Rising Sun Mid South Coast. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Dan Le Roux". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Arsenal : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Burnley v Arsenal, 07 December 1957 - 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 7 December 1957. Retrieved 22 November 2013.