Daniel Leow Le Roux (25 November 1933 - August 2016) was a South African former

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who played as a winger.

Pre-football career

He was born in

Port Shepstone Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, Margate and is positioned 120&nbs ...

KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu people, Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu language, Zulu) and ...

. He was a bank clerk before he took up football.

Career

Le Roux played for Queen's Park in his native

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before signing for English

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team

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in February 1957. He made five

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appearances in the 1957–58 season before returning to South Africa to play for

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Arsenal

He made his debut on 7 December 1957 in a 2-1 loss to

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where he played as an

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. His teammate

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was also a debutant.

References

1933 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Port Shepstone Soccer players from KwaZulu-Natal Afrikaner people South African men's soccer players South Africa men's international soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players Men's association football wingers South African expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Arsenal F.C. players English Football League players Jewish Guild players National Football League (South Africa) players 20th-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub