Ken Solan
English footballer
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Kenneth Solan (13 October 1948 – 23 November 1971) was an English professional footballer who made a total of 14 appearances in the Football League, before dying in a car crash at the age of 23.
Full name
Kenneth Solan
Date of birth
13 October 1948
Place of birth
Middlesbrough, England
Date of death
23 November 1971 (aged 23)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Solan | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 1971 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19xx–1968 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 1968 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1969 | → Darlington (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 14 | (2) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Solan began his career as a youth player at hometown club Middlesbrough, and spent loan spells at Hartlepool United and Darlington.[1][2] Solan never made a league appearance for Middlesbrough.[3]
Death
Solan died in a car crash on 23 November 1971, at the age of 23.[4]
