Colin Viljoen
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Colin Viljoen (born 20 June 1948) is a retired footballer who played in midfield for English teams Ipswich Town, Manchester City and Chelsea. Born in South Africa, he won two caps for England under manager Don Revie.
Biography
Born in Johannesburg, Viljoen was signed from the Johannesburg Rangers' Colts team by Ipswich in 1966.[1] He spent 12 years at Portman Road, playing 305 games and winning two caps for England, both coming in a four-day spell in May 1975. A goalless draw with Northern Ireland in Belfast was followed by a 2–2 draw with Wales at Wembley, both games in the Home International Championship.[2] Viljoen contributed to Ipswich's victorious 1977–78 FA Cup campaign, making four appearances and scoring twice during the run.[3] However, he was not part of the squad for the final itself. In 1978, he moved on to Manchester City before signing for Chelsea for £60,000 in 1980.[4] He was released by the club at the end of the 1981–82 season and signed for non-League Southall.[1]
Post-retirement life
After retiring, Viljoen bought and ran The Nine Styles pub in Uxbridge.[5][6] He subsequently moved back to South Africa, first to Johannesburg, and then to Alberton, where he coaches youth football.[7][8][5]
Honours
Individual
- Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 1974–75
See also
References
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- 1948 births
- Soccer players from Johannesburg
- English men's footballers
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- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Living people
- Afrikaner people
- South African people of Dutch descent
- South African men's soccer players
- South African emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Southall F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Rangers F.C. (South Africa) players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 20th-century South African sportsmen
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