Leroy Lewis (footballer)

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]

  1. ^ Jiménez, Luis (13 September 2021). "Fútbol nacional de luto: Leroy Lewis murió este lunes | Teletica". Teletica (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.