Leslie Holligan

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

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

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

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

References

  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.


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