Elaine Lee (footballer)
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Full name
Elaine Joan Collins
Birth name
Elaine Joan Kelly
Date of birth
22 May 1957
Place of birth
Bromborough, Cheshire, England
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elaine Joan Collins | ||
| Birth name | Elaine Joan Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Bromborough, Cheshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 2024 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Blockhouse Bay | ||
| 1976–1979 | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975 | New Zealand | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Elaine Joan Collins (née Kelly; 22 May 1957 – 14 November 2024), known during her playing career as Elaine Lee, was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]
Lee was born Elaine Joan Kelly in Bromborough, Cheshire, England, on 22 May 1957.[2][3] After her mother remarried in 1964, she used her stepfather's surname, Lee. The family migrated to New Zealand in 1971, settling in the Auckland suburb of Epsom.[2] Lee was educated at Onehunga High School,[2] and became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1978.[3]