Abram Raselemane

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Abram Raselemane
Full name	Abram Melato Raselemane
Date of birth	March 23, 1978
Place of birth	Thaba Nchu, South Africa
Date of death	May 27, 2008 (aged 30)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-1999 1999-2001 2001-2006 2006-2008	Bloemfontein Young Tigers Santos Cape Town Supersport United Bidvest Wits	24 (2)
National team²
2001-2006	South Africa	15 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 27, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 27, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Abram Melato "Fire" Raselemane (March 23, 1978 in Thaba Nchu – May 27, 2008 in Bloemfontein) was a South African football striker for Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits and South Africa.

Initially rising to prominence in 1999 while playing for Bloemfontein Young Tigers^[1], he later played for Supersport United and Santos Cape Town before joining Wits in 2006. Between 2002 and 2006, he was capped 15 times by South Africa, scoring 3 goals.

Raselmane died on May 27, 2008 of an apparent suicide. ^[2]