Hispanopedia WikiKenneth John Shellito (18 April 1940 – 31 October 2018) was an English football player and manager who played for Chelsea from 1959 to 1965, and subsequently managed the club from 1977 to 1978. He worked in a coaching role for the Asian Football Confederation, based in Kuala Lumpur, before spending his later life in Inanam of Sabah as a permanent resident.[1][2]
Professional career
Chelsea
Shellito spent his entire playing career at Chelsea, signing for the club from Chelsea Juniors at the age of 17 and making his professional debut two years later against Nottingham Forest.[3] He featured in Tommy Docherty's re-built Chelsea side of the early 1960s as an attacking full-back, helping the club win promotion from the Second Division in 1962–63. However, as the side began to challenge for honours Shellito suffered a serious knee injury and despite several attempted comebacks, was forced to retire prematurely.[4]
International career
Shellito made one appearance for England, against Czechoslovakia in 1963.[3]
Managerial career
Chelsea
Upon his retirement, Shellito joined the Chelsea coaching staff and took charge of the club's youth academy in 1968. In the summer of 1977, he was appointed manager of Chelsea, succeeding his former partner at full-back, Eddie McCreadie.[3] He managed to keep Chelsea in the First Division in 1977–78, but the highlight of his tenure was a shock 4–2 win over reigning European champions Liverpool in the FA Cup. He left the club less than a year later, with the side at the bottom of the First Division and facing relegation.
Cambridge United
He was later manager of Cambridge United, before becoming a coach in Malaysia.[2][3]
Personal life
Shellito was married to a Sabahan native, Jeany Dison. They had three children, two daughters and one son.[5] One of the daughters & son is through his previous marriage in England.[2]
Illness and death
A finales de 2018, Shellito fue hospitalizado en el Hospital Queen Elizabeth de Kota Kinabalu debido a una infección pulmonar y complicaciones renales . Fue atendido por los doctores Suren y Shadtha durante su estancia en el hospital. Posteriormente, Shellito fue dado de alta el 30 de octubre y falleció en su domicilio en Kampung Minintod, Inanam, el 31 de octubre. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Referencias
- 1 2 Norasikin Daineh (31 de octubre de 2018). "Fallece el exentrenador de Sabah, Ken Shellito" . New Straits Times . Consultado el 31 de octubre de 2018 .
- 1 2 3 4 Jason Dasey (9 de noviembre de 2018). "Shellito, fiel a sus raíces en Chelsea, fallece en Sabah" . The Borneo Post . Consultado el 21 de enero de 2019 .
- 1 2 3 4 "Ken Shellito 1940–2018" . Chelsea . 31 de octubre de 2018. Consultado el 21 de enero de 2019 .
- ↑ John Rowlinson (7 de abril de 2016). Los chicos del 66: La historia oculta tras la gloria de Inglaterra en la Copa del Mundo . Ebury Publishing. págs. 123–. ISBN 978-0-7535-5186-8.
- ↑ "El gran músico de blues que se enamoró de Sabah" . The Malay Mail . 1 de noviembre de 2018. Archivado del original el 21 de enero de 2019. Consultado el 21 de enero de 2019.
Shellito, de 78 años, deja a su esposa Jeany y a dos hijas.
Enlaces externos
- Ken Shellito en el podcast de celebridades Chelsea in America (2009) .
- Nacimientos de 1940
- Muertes en 2018
- futbolistas ingleses
- Futbolistas internacionales masculinos de Inglaterra
- Futbolistas internacionales sub-23 masculinos de Inglaterra
- Jugadores del Chelsea FC
- Entrenadores del Chelsea FC
- Entrenadores del Cambridge United FC
- Personal no deportivo del Chelsea FC
- Personal no deportivo del Crystal Palace FC
- Entrenadores de fútbol expatriados en Malasia
- Directivos del Sabah FC (Malasia)
- Directivos del Kuala Lumpur City FC
- entrenadores de fútbol ingleses
- Jugadores de la Liga de Fútbol Inglesa
- Jugadores representativos de la Liga Inglesa de Fútbol
- Entrenadores de la Liga de Fútbol Inglesa
- Laterales de fútbol masculino
- Futbolistas del distrito londinense de Newham.
- Gente de East Ham
- deportistas ingleses del siglo XX
