Ken Shellito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 April 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | East Ham, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 October 2018 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia | ||
| Position(s) |
Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1959 |
Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1965 | Chelsea | 123 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1963 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Chelsea | ||
| 1985 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1994 |
Kuala Lumpur FA | ||
| 1995 |
Perak FA | ||
| 1998 | Sabah FA | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth John Shellito (18 April 1940 – 31 October 2018) was an English football player and manager who played for Chelsea from 1959 to 1965, and subsequently managed the club from 1977 to 1978. He worked in a coaching role for the Asian Football Confederation, based in Kuala Lumpur, before spending his later life in Inanam of Sabah as a permanent resident.[1][2]
Professional career
Chelsea
Shellito spent his
International career
Shellito made one appearance for England, against Czechoslovakia in 1963.[3]
Managerial career
Chelsea
Upon his retirement, Shellito joined the Chelsea coaching staff and took charge of the club's youth academy in 1968. In the summer of 1977, he was appointed manager of Chelsea, succeeding his former partner at full-back,
Cambridge United
He was later manager of Cambridge United, before becoming a coach in Malaysia.[2][3]
Personal life
Shellito is married to a Sabahan native, Jeany Dison and have two daughters.[5] One of the daughter is through his previous marriage in England.[2]
Illness and death
In late 2018, Shellito was hospitalised at the
References
- ^ a b Norasikin Daineh (31 October 2018). "Ex-Sabah coach Ken Shellito passes away". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d Jason Dasey (9 November 2018). "Shellito true to Chelsea roots as he passes away in Sabah". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ken Shellito 1940–2018". Chelsea. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-7535-5186-8.
- The Malay Mail. 1 November 2018. Archived from the originalon 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
Shellito, 78, leaves behind wife Jeany and two daughters.
External links
- Ken Shellito on the Chelsea in America Celebrity Podcast (2009).