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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lawrence Bobby Kaapama | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||
Date of death | 10 August 2013 | (aged 29)||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Hotflames | ||
2004–2006 | Dynamos | ||
2006–2007 | United Africa Tigers | ||
2007–2008 | SK Windhoek | ||
2008–2010 | Eleven Arrows | ||
2010–2013 | Civics | ||
International career | |||
2002–2003 | Namibia | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Laurence Kaapama (15 September 1983 - c. 10 August 2013) was a Namibian football defender. He played in Namibia, for Dynamos FC in South Africa and for the Namibian national team.[1]
He was described as a "hard-as-nails defender" who was a strong header.[2]
Kaapama died about 10 August 2013. No information has been made public but it is suspected to be due to an asthma attack.[3]
References
- ^ Laurence Kaapama at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Carlos Kambaekwa (16 August 2013). "Shooting From The Hip – Let 'em Play … and Die". New Era Live. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ http://sun.com.na/local-news/football-star-kaapama-no-more.56016[permanent dead link ] Football Star Kaapama No More
Categories:
- 1983 births
- 2013 deaths
- Namibian men's footballers
- Namibia men's international footballers
- Namibian expatriate men's footballers
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Men's association football defenders
- Dynamos F.C. (South Africa) players
- United Africa Tigers players
- SK Windhoek players
- Eleven Arrows F.C. players
- F.C. Civics Windhoek players
- Deaths from asthma
- Namibian football biography stubs