Calvin Marlin


Calvin Donovan Marlin is a retired South African football goalkeeper who works as a goalkeeping coach for Cape Town City.
He played club football for Michau Warriors, Seven Stars, Ajax Cape Town, SuperSport United, Mamelodi Sundowns and Mpumalanga Black Aces as well as representing football team|South Africa] internationally.
Marlin was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was South Africa's first choice keeper at the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt and was capped 16 times.
He kicks left-footed but throws right-handed.

Coaching career

Marlin was appointed assistant coach of Ajax Cape Town in 2017, later becoming interim head coach.
After departing Ajax, he was appointed head coach of Cape Town All Stars and later goalkeeping coach of Cape Town [Spurs F.C.|Cape Town Spurs] before departing during the 2023–24 [South African Premier Division|2023–24 season] after Spurs had suffered seven consecutive defeats at the start of the season.