Noel "Sammy" Llewellyn is a former

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, small ...

international

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. He played most of his career in Trinidad and Tobago whilst working in the dock area of

Port of Spain Port of Spain ( Spanish: ''Puerto España''), officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a munic ...

. In 1976, he was banned by the

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for asking for financial compensation due to not being able to attend his work at the dock, and later being injured in the build up to a game. Llewellyn was on the Trinidad and Tobago team at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seve ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Llewellyn, Sammy Living people Footballers from Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers Los Angeles Aztecs players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago 1951 births Men's association football players not categorized by position