Calvin Donovan Marlin (born 20 April 1976 in

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, Eastern Cape) is a retired

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n football

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...

who works as a goalkeeping coach for

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. He played club football for

Michau Warriors Michau Warriors were a South African football club who played in the Premier Soccer League. They were relegated in the competition's inaugural season finishing in 17th place. The following season they finished second in the National First Divi ...

, Seven Stars,

Ajax Cape Town Cape Town Spurs F.C. (formerly known as Ajax Cape Town) is a South African professional football club based in Parow in the city of Cape Town that plays in the National First Division. Dutch Eredivisie club AFC Ajax was their parent club and m ...

SuperSport United SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the Dstv Premiership. United is known as ''Matsats ...

Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premier Soccer League, the first tier of South African football ...

and

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as well as representing

internationally. Marlin was a participant at the

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. He was South Africa's first choice keeper at the

2006 African Nations Cup The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won ...

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and was capped 16 times. He kicks left-footed but throws right-handed.

Coaching career

Marlin was appointed assistant coach of

in 2017, later becoming interim head coach. After departing Ajax, he was appointed head coach of Cape Town All Stars and later goalkeeping coach of

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before departing during the 2023–24 season after Spurs had suffered seven consecutive defeats at the start of the season.

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* 1976 births Living people South African men's soccer players South Africa men's international soccer players South African people of British descent Men's association football goalkeepers 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Sportspeople from Gqeberha Cape Town Spurs F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players Michau Warriors F.C. players Ajax Cape Town F.C. managers South African soccer managers Soccer players from the Eastern Cape {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub