Rolston James

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Rolston James
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-12-21)21 December 1975
Place of birth Plymouth, Tobago
Date of death 16 December 2002(2002-12-16) (aged 26)
Place of death Port of Spain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 San Juan Jabloteh
2001–2002 Happy Valley
2002 W Connection
National team
2000–2001 Trinidad and Tobago 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rolston James (21 December 1975 - 16 December 2002) was a Trinidadian international football player.

He played club football for W Connection and was involved in the club's 2002 CFU Club Championship campaign.[1]

Prior to signing for W Connection, he had a five-month spell with Happy Valley between December 2001 and April 2002 in Hong Kong, scoring five goals during his time there.[2]

He played twice for Trinidad and Tobago, his début came against Cuba on 4 July 2000. His second and final game would come against Grenada on 27 January 2001.[1]

In December 2002 he was shot dead in his apartment at the age of 26.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Ruskin, Mark (17 December 2002). "Trinidad soccer striker shot and killed at home will be honored at memorial mass". AP WorldStream  – via Highbeam (subscription required). Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ^ Alladin, Unus (19 December 2002). "EX-HAPPY VALLEY PLAYER JAMES GUNNED DOWN IN TRINIDAD". scmp.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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