Leslie Holligan (3 August 1978 – 15 September 2007) was a Guyanese footballer who last played for Caledonia AIA.[1]

Leslie Holligan
Personal information
Full name Leslie Holligan
Date of birth (1978-08-03)3 August 1978
Place of birth Georgetown, Guyana
Date of death 15 September 2007(2007-09-15) (aged 29)
Place of death Georgetown, Guyana
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1991–1997 Beacon FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Beacon FC 30 (3)
2000 Notre Dame SC 25 (7)
2001–2003 FC Georgetown 63 (4)
2003–2005 Camptown Georgetown 74 (3)
2005 Alpha United 8 (0)
2006 North East Stars 28 (1)
2007 Caledonia AIA 13 (1)
International career
2002–2007 Guyana 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

He played for Beacon FC, Camptown FC and Alpha United and had stints with Notre Dame of Barbados and Caledonia AIA in the T&T Pro League.

International career edit

Holligan was a member of the Guyana national football team and played fourteen games.[2] He was a starting member of Guyana's Digicel Cup team 2006 and represented the country since 1991 at U-19, U-21 and U-23 level.

Death edit

He died on 15 September 2007 at Georgetown Public Hospital[3] and was buried ten days later in Georgetown, Guyana.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Referees Council hails the discipline of the late Holligan". Guyana Chronicle. 22 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. ^ Leslie Holligan at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "National footballer Leslie 'Fatman' Holligan dies at 29". Guyana Chronicle. 17 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Holligan laid to rest following rousing service at GFC". Guyana Sports Development Foundation. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.