Cliff Durandt
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Clifford Michael Durandt | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
Date of death | 3 October 2002 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1956–1957 | Marist Brothers | ||
1957–1958 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1962 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 43 | (9) |
1962–1965 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | (4) |
1965–1966 | Germiston Callies | 25 | (3) |
1967 |
Highlands Park | 16 | (6) |
1968 | State House Tornados | 5 | (0) |
1969 | Durban United | ||
1969–1971 | Maritzburg | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Clifford Michael Durandt (16 April 1940 – 3 October 2002) was a South African footballer who played as a winger.
He played in the English First Division for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he won the league title. He is the father of a boxing promoter and trainer Nick Durandt.[1]
Career
After being educated at the
As a junior, he played in Wolves' 1958 FA Youth Cup triumph, before making his senior debut on 4 October 1958 in a 4–0 rout of Manchester United. This was his only appearance of the campaign in which the club retained the league championship.
He featured only sporadically until enjoying a run of games during the 1960–61 season, replacing his departed countryman Des Horne. Durandt scored eight times during the campaign to help the club reach third. However, the following seasons saw him again unable to hold down a regular spot and he moved to Charlton Athletic in March 1963 for £15,000.
He made 36 league appearances in the
He died on 3 October 2002 aged 62 after suffering a heart attack.
References
- ^ Ron Jackson (15 October 2006). "Let's pay tribute to trainers". SuperSport. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ^ "CHARLTON ATHLETIC - 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- Matthews, Tony (2001). The Wolves Who's Who. West Midlands: Britespot. p. 66. ISBN 1-904103-01-4.
- Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.