Ian Palmer (soccer, born 1966)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Craig Palmer | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
Date of death | 22 July 2021 | (aged 55)||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
PG Rangers | |||
Orlando Pirates | |||
Managerial career | |||
Eldo Sporting | |||
Mabopane Young Masters | |||
2004–2005 | Manning Rangers | ||
2006–2007 | FC AK | ||
2007–2008 | Maritzburg United | ||
2009 | African Warriors | ||
2009–2010 | United FC | ||
2010–2011 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
2011–2012 | Maritzburg United | ||
2012 | Black Leopards | ||
2013 | Santos | ||
2013–2014 | Chippa United | ||
–2016 | Milano United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ian Craig Palmer (9 March 1966 – 22 July 2021[1]) was a South African football coach.
Biography
[edit]Palmer was born in Johannesburg, but came from Riverlea. He played as a striker for Orlando Pirates until his career was cut short by a kidney ailment.[2] He later managed teams in both the Premier Soccer League and the National First Division,[3] last the National First Division club Milano United.[4]
He received a kidney transplant in 2016.[5] He died on 22 July 2021 due to COVID-19 complications.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Tributes pour in for ex-Pirates striker
- ^ "Rangers must go for broke". IOL. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Chippa confirm Palmer appointment". KickOff. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Milano Sack Palmer" Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Former Orlando Pirates star Ian Palmer undergoes kidney transplant" Times Live. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Former Orlando Pirates player and Maritzburg United coach Ian Palmer dies aged 55". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1966 births
- 2021 deaths
- Soccer players from Johannesburg
- Men's association football forwards
- South African men's soccer players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- South African soccer managers
- Manning Rangers F.C. managers
- Durban City F.C. (2024) managers
- Black Leopards F.C. managers
- Santos F.C. (South Africa) managers
- Chippa United F.C. managers
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- South African soccer forward stubs