Colin Kitching (11 November 1933 – 14 March 2022) was an Australian former soccer player.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Colin Kitching | ||
Date of birth | (1933-11-19)19 November 1933 | ||
Date of death | 14 March 2022(2022-03-14) (aged 88) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
National team‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1956 | Australia | 3 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2016 |
Kitching played club football in Queensland, firstly in Ipswich at Bundamba, Blackstone United, and St Helens United before moving to Brisbane when he joined Hellenic. He won Queensland premierships 5 times: in 1953 with Blackstone United, in 1955 and 1957 with Bundamba, and in 1960 and 1963 with Hellenic. Kitching died in March 2022.[3]
Kitching was a member of the Australian team at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[4][5]
Australia squad – 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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