Abram Raselemane
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Full name
Abram Melato Raselemane
Date of birth
23 March 1978
Place of birth
Thaba Nchu, South Africa
Date of death
27 May 2008 (aged 30)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abram Melato Raselemane | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Thaba Nchu, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 2008 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Bloemfontein Young Tigers | 25 | (11) |
| 1999–2001 | Santos Cape Town | 62 | (13) |
| 2001–2006 | Supersport United | 104 | (42) |
| 2006–2008 | Bidvest Wits | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2006 | South Africa | 15 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 May 2008 | |||
Abram Melato "Fire" Raselemane (23 March 1978, in Thaba Nchu – 27 May 2008, in Bloemfontein) was a South African football striker who last played for Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits and South Africa.
Initially rising to prominence in 1999 while playing for Bloemfontein Young Tigers,[1] he later played for Supersport United and Santos Cape Town before joining Wits in 2006. Between 2002 and 2006, he was capped 15 times by South Africa, scoring 3 goals.
