Daniel Le Roux

Daniel Le Roux

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Leow Le Roux[1]
Date of birth	25 November 1933[1]
Place of birth	Port Shepstone, South Africa
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1950	Berea
1951–1956	Queen's Park (Durban)
1957–1958	Arsenal	5	(0)
1959–1961	Durban City	?	(?)
1962–1965	Durban United	?	(?)
1966	Addington	?	(?)
1967–1968	Durban City	?	(?)
1970	Maritzburg	?	(?)
National team
1954–1955	South Africa	6[2]	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Daniel Leow Le Roux (born 25 November 1933) is a South African former footballer who played as a winger.

Pre-football career

He was born in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal. He was a bank clerk before he took up football.^[3]

Career

Le Roux played for Queen's Park in his native South Africa before signing for English First Division team Arsenal in February 1957.^[1] He made five Football League appearances in the 1957–58 season before returning to South Africa to play for Durban City.^[4]

Arsenal

He made his debut on 7 December 1957 in a 2-1 loss to Burnley where he played as an outside right. His teammate Jim Standen was also a debutant.^[5]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 368. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
2. "South Africa - International Appearances". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
3. "Dan Le Roux". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
4. "Arsenal : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
5. "Burnley v Arsenal, 07 December 1957 - 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 1957-12-07. Retrieved 2013-11-22.