Abram Melato "Fire" Raselemane (March 23, 1978 in Thaba Nchu

Thaba Nchu

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 – May 27, 2008 in Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

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South Africa

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Football (soccer)

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Striker

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 for Premier Soccer League

Premier Soccer League

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 club Bidvest Wits and South Africa

South Africa national football team

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Initially rising to prominence in 1999 while playing for Bloemfontein Young Tigers

Bloemfontein Young Tigers

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, he later played for Supersport United

Supersport United

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 and Santos Cape Town before joining Wits in 2006. Between 2002 and 2006, he was capped

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 15 times by South Africa, scoring 3 goals.

Raselmane died on May 27, 2008 of an apparent suicide

Suicide

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