SOCCER PLAYER
Calvin Marlin
1976 - Today

Calvin Marlin
Calvin Donovan Marlin (born 20 April 1976 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape) 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Calvin Marlin is the 17,638th most popular soccer player (down from 17,350th in 2024), the 441st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 414th in 2019) and the 55th most popular South African Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Calvin Marlin ranks 17,638 out of 21,273. Before him are Abner Felipe, Gabriel Arias, Lars Veldwijk, Michaël Chrétien Basser, Nobuyuki Abe, and Yari Verschaeren. After him are Kosuke Yamamoto, Delphine Cascarino, Luis Manuel Orejuela, Elierce Barbosa de Souza, Emmerson Boyce, and Jan Rajnoch.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbner Felipe
1996 - Present
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 17,651
Gabriel Arias
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 17,652
Lars Veldwijk
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 17,653
Michaël Chrétien Basser
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.07
Rank: 17,654
Nobuyuki Abe
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 17,655
Yari Verschaeren
2001 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 17,656
Calvin Marlin
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 17,657
Kosuke Yamamoto
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 17,658
Delphine Cascarino
1997 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 17,659
Luis Manuel Orejuela
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 17,660
Elierce Barbosa de Souza
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 17,661
Emmerson Boyce
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 17,662
Jan Rajnoch
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 17,663
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Calvin Marlin ranks 1,319. Before him are Akira Oba, Mariana Díaz Oliva, Masako Chiba, Tevin Campbell, Martin Strobel, and Christian Vande Velde. After him are Kardinal Offishall, Kaltouma Nadjina, Marcos Bonifacio da Rocha, Andy Milonakis, Alexei Seliverstov, and James Fox.
Others Born in 1976
Go to all RankingsAkira Oba
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 1,313
Mariana Díaz Oliva
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 1,314
Masako Chiba
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 1,315
Tevin Campbell
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 1,316
Martin Strobel
HANDBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 1,317
Christian Vande Velde
CYCLIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 1,318
Calvin Marlin
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 1,319
Kardinal Offishall
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.02
Rank: 1,320
Kaltouma Nadjina
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.98
Rank: 1,321
Marcos Bonifacio da Rocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 1,322
Andy Milonakis
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.87
Rank: 1,323
Alexei Seliverstov
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 1,324
James Fox
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 1,325
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Calvin Marlin ranks 441 out of 454. Before him are Leleti Khumalo (1970), Brendan Augustine (1971), Panagiotis Retsos (1998), Surprise Moriri (1980), Marius Corbett (1975), and Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984). After him are Jacques Kallis (1975), Thando Hopa (1989), Siboniso Gaxa (1984), Nomcebo Zikode (1985), Robin Bell (1977), and Adhir Kalyan (1983).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsLeleti Khumalo
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.35
Rank: 435
Brendan Augustine
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 436
Panagiotis Retsos
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 437
Surprise Moriri
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 438
Marius Corbett
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 439
Kagisho Dikgacoi
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 440
Calvin Marlin
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 441
Jacques Kallis
CRICKETER
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.00
Rank: 442
Thando Hopa
POLITICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 443
Siboniso Gaxa
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 444
Nomcebo Zikode
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 445
Robin Bell
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 446
Adhir Kalyan
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.65
Rank: 447
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Africa
Among soccer players born in South Africa, Calvin Marlin ranks 55. Before him are Itumeleng Khune (1987), Senzo Meyiwa (1984), Brendan Augustine (1971), Panagiotis Retsos (1998), Surprise Moriri (1980), and Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984). After him are Siboniso Gaxa (1984), Rowen Fernández (1978), Siyabonga Sangweni (1981), Helman Mkhalele (1969), Sizwe Motaung (1970), and Alfred Phiri (1974).
Itumeleng Khune
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.54
Rank: 49
Senzo Meyiwa
1984 - 2014
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 50
Brendan Augustine
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 51
Panagiotis Retsos
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 52
Surprise Moriri
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 53
Kagisho Dikgacoi
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 54
Calvin Marlin
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 55
Siboniso Gaxa
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 56
Rowen Fernández
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 57
Siyabonga Sangweni
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 58
Helman Mkhalele
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 59
Sizwe Motaung
1970 - 2001
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 60
Alfred Phiri
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 61











































