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Leroy Lewis
Personal information
Full name Leroy Delano Sherrier Lewis[1]
Date of birth (1945-05-29)29 May 1945
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
Date of death 13 September 2021(2021-09-13) (aged 76)
Place of death Limón, Costa Rica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1970 Limonense
1971–1977 Uruguay de Coronado
Managerial career
1980–1982 Limonense
1983–1985 Sagrada Familia
1986–1987 Municipal Puntarenas
1987–1988 Alajuelense
1990–1993 Uruguay de Coronado
2001 Belize
2002–2003 Guanacasteca
2012–2013 Belize
2014 Belmopan Bandits
2014–2015 Belize
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leroy Sherrier Lewis (29 May 1945 – 13 September 2021) was a Costa Rican football player and coach.

In his native country, he led his hometown team Limonense to their best performance in the top flight league, finishing as runners-up.[2] He also found success in Belize, where he led the Belize national team to their best result at the Copa Centroamericana, finishing four at the 2013 edition, thus qualifying to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Belize's only participation at such tournament so far.[3]

Playing career[edit]

As a player, he played in his native Costa Rica with AD Limonese and Uruguay de Coronado.

Coaching career[edit]

Lewis coached teams in Costa Rica and Belize, winning the national championships in Costa Rica and Belize with Guanacasteca (Segunda División de Costa Rica) and Belmopan Bandits (Belize Premier Football League) respectively.[4] He also coached Belize national team on three occasions.[5][6][7][8]

Death[edit]

Lewis died on 13 September 2021 at his home after battling with prostate cancer.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jiménez, Luis (13 September 2021). "Fútbol nacional de luto: Leroy Lewis murió este lunes | Teletica". Teletica (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  • ^ Arroyo, Franklin (14 September 2021). "Pupilos de Leroy Sherrier Lewis recuerdan al Limón que los puso en la historia". La Teja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  • ^ Humes, Aaron (14 September 2021). "Coach Leroy Sherrier Lewis dies; 'forever a Jaguar,' declares Football Federation". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  • ^ "Reporter".
  • ^ "Sherrier Lewis happy with Belize's performance". www.concacaf.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.
  • ^ "Leroy Sherrier Lewis returns". 5 October 2012.
  • ^ "El tico Leroy Sherrier Lewis llega con la selección de Belice a la Copa Centroamericana | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  • ^ "Le Roy Lewis: 'En Costa Rica a esta edad a uno lo retiran'". 16 January 2013.
  • ^ Castillo, Luis Felipe (13 September 2021). "¡Lamentable! Fallece entrenador Leroy Lewis a los 76 años". AMPrensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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