Leslie Holligan

Leslie Holligan

Personal information
Full name	Leslie Holligan
Date of birth	3 August 1978
Place of birth	Georgetown, Guyana
Date of death	September 15, 2007 (aged 29)
Place of death	Georgetown, Guyana
Playing position	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)
National team
2002–2007	Guyana	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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

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 Saturday the 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 Archived April 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
2. Leslie Holligan at National-Football-Teams.com
3. National footballer Leslie `Fatman’ Holligan dies at 29 Archived April 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
4. "Holligan laid to rest following rousing service at GFC". Guysportsdevelopment.com. Retrieved 2013-11-29.