Abram Raselemane

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

Abram Raselemane

Personal information
Full name	Abram Melato Raselemane
Date of birth	(1978-03-23)23 March 1978
Place of birth	Thaba Nchu, South Africa
Date of death	27 May 2008(2008-05-27) (aged 30)
Place of death	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Bloemfontein Young Tigers	25	(11)
1999–2001	Santos Cape Town	62	(13)
2001–2006	Supersport United	104	(42)
2006–2008	Bidvest Wits	24	(2)
International career‡
2001–2006	South Africa	15	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 May 2008

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 27 May 2008 from suicide.^[2]

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 October 2003	Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho	Lesotho	0–3	Win	Friendly
2.	10 July 2005	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Jamaica	3–3	Draw	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	13 August 2005	Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa	Zambia	2–2	Draw	2005 COSAFA Cup
Correct as of 9 March 2017[3]