Stephen Malcolm was a Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

n international football

Football (soccer)

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 player. His position was defensive midfielder

Midfielder

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 or defender.

During his club career he played for Seba United

Seba United F.C.

Montego Bay United Football Club is a Jamaican football club based in Montego Bay, which played in the Western Confederation Super League, when they were relegated from the Digicel Premier League for the first time in their storied history in season 2007-2008 having placed 11th. On June 1, 2011,...

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Nicknamed "Shorty", he represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup

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 in France

France

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, which was the first and so far only time Jamaica

Jamaica national football team

The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...

 has qualified for the finals of the tournament. He made his debut for the 'Reggae Boyz' in 1995 and collected a total of 68 caps, scoring 3 goals.

Malcolm died in a car accident, only hours after playing Bulgaria

Bulgaria national football team

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 in a friendly international in Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

. He was on his way back to Montego Bay

Montego Bay

Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish and the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the fourth by population .It is a tourist destination with duty free shopping, cruise line terminal and the beaches...

 with team-mate Theodore Whitmore

Theodore Whitmore

Theodore Whitmore is a football midfielder from Jamaica. He is currently manager for the Jamaica national football team.- Club career :...

, when his car blew a tire, hit an embankment and overturned near Falmouth

Falmouth, Jamaica

Falmouth is the chief town and capital of the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. It is situated on Jamaica's north coast 18 miles east of Montego Bay. It is noted for being one of the Caribbean’s best-preserved Georgian towns....

. Whitmore was injured in the accident, but fully recovered. Curiously, three years earlier Malcolm and Whitmore were involved in a car crash too, in which national team defender Durrant Brown

Durrant Brown

Durrant Brown is a retired Jamaican football player.The defender played mostly for Wadadah F.C.. He was nicknamed 'Tatty'. He played at central defence and was regarded as one of the best to play that position for the Jamaican national team....

was severely injured.