Abram Raselemane

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Abram Raselemane
Personal information
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 NchuMay 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]

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