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{{Short description|Costa Rican footballer and coach (1945–2021)}}
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| full_name = Leroy Delano Sherrier Lewis<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jiménez |first1=Luis |title=Fútbol nacional de luto: Leroy Lewis murió este lunes {{!}} Teletica |url=https://www.teletica.com/deportes/futbol-nacional-de-luto-leroy-lewis-murio-este-lunes_294952 |access-date=14 September 2021 |work=[[Teletica]] |date=13 September 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1945|05|29}}
| birth_place = [[Limón]], Costa Rica
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|09|13|1945|05|29|df=y}}
| death_place = Limón, Costa Rica
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| years1 = 1964–1970
| clubs1 = [[Asociación Deportiva Limonense|Limonense]]
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| years2 = 1971–1977
| clubs2 = [[Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado|Uruguay de Coronado]]
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| manageryears1 = 1980–1982
| managerclubs1 = [[Asociación Deportiva Limonense|Limonense]]
| manageryears2 = 1983–1985
| managerclubs2 = [[A.D. Sagrada Familia|Sagrada Familia]]
| manageryears3 = 1986–1987
| managerclubs3 = [[Puntarenas F.C.#A.D. Municipal Puntarenas|Municipal Puntarenas]]
| manageryears4 = 1987–1988
| managerclubs4 = [[Liga Deportiva Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
| manageryears6 = 1990–1993
| managerclubs6 = [[Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado|Uruguay de Coronado]]
| manageryears7 = 2001
| managerclubs7 = [[Belize national football team|Belize]]
| manageryears8 = 2002–2003
| managerclubs8 = [[Brujas F.C.#A.D. Guanacasteca|Guanacasteca]]
| manageryears9 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs9 = [[Belize national football team|Belize]]
| manageryears10 = 2014
| managerclubs10 = [[Belmopan Bandits]]
| manageryears11 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs11 = [[Belize national football team|Belize]]
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'''Leroy Sherrier Lewis''' (29 May 1945 – 13 September 2021) was a Costa Rican [[association football|football]] player and coach.
In his native country, he led his hometown team [[A.D. Limonense|Limonense]] to their best performance in the [[Liga FPD|top flight league]], finishing as runners-up.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arroyo |first1=Franklin |title=Pupilos de Leroy Sherrier Lewis recuerdan al Limón que los puso en la historia |url=https://www.lateja.cr/deportes/pupilos-de-leroy-sherrier-lewis-recuerdan-al-limon/H4YXR5CWQRB35NZUOWDXURH54Y/story/ |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=La Teja |date=14 September 2021 |language=es}}</ref> He also found success in Belize, where he led the [[Belize national football team|Belize national team]] to their best result at the [[Copa Centroamericana]], finishing four at the [[2013 Copa Centroamericana|2013 edition]], thus qualifying to the [[2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], Belize's only participation at such tournament so far.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Humes |first1=Aaron |title=Coach Leroy Sherrier Lewis dies; 'forever a Jaguar,' declares Football Federation |url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2021/09/14/coach-leroy-sherrier-lewis-dies-forever-a-jaguar-declares-football-federation/ |access-date=18 September 2021 |work=Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com |date=14 September 2021}}</ref>
==Playing career==
As a player, he played in his native Costa Rica with [[Asociación Deportiva Limonense|AD Limonese]] and [[Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado|Uruguay de Coronado]].
==Coaching career==
Lewis coached teams in Costa Rica and Belize, winning the national championships in Costa Rica and Belize with Guanacasteca ([[Segunda División de Costa Rica]]) and Belmopan Bandits ([[Belize Premier Football League]]) respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.reporter.bz/sports/belmopan-bandits-win-plb-belikin-football-championship/ |title=Reporter}}</ref> He also coached [[Belize national football team|Belize national team]] on three occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/sherrier-lewis-happy-with-belizes-performance |title=Sherrier Lewis happy with Belize's performance |website=www.concacaf.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913003442/http://www.concacaf.com/article/sherrier-lewis-happy-with-belizes-performance |archive-date=13 September 2014}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://amandala.com.bz/news/leroy-sherrier-lewis-returns/ |title=Leroy Sherrier Lewis returns |date=5 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/es/copa-centroamericana-2014/news/article/2014/09/01/el-tico-leroy-sherrier-lewis-llega-con-la-seleccion-de-belice |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903135140/http://www.mlssoccer.com/es/copa-centroamericana-2014/news/article/2014/09/01/el-tico-leroy-sherrier-lewis-llega-con-la-seleccion-de-belice |archive-date=3 September 2014 |title=El tico Leroy Sherrier Lewis llega con la selección de Belice a la Copa Centroamericana {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-internacional/Roy-LewisEn-Costa-Rica-retiran_0_1317868240.html |title=Le Roy Lewis: 'En Costa Rica a esta edad a uno lo retiran'|date=16 January 2013 }}</ref>
==Death==
Lewis died on 13 September 2021 at his home after battling with prostate cancer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Castillo |first1=Luis Felipe |title=¡Lamentable! Fallece entrenador Leroy Lewis a los 76 años |url=https://amprensa.com/2021/09/lamentable-fallece-entrenador-leroy-lewis-a-los-76-anos/ |access-date=14 September 2021 |work=AMPrensa.com |date=13 September 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFT coach}}
* {{Soccerway coach|282050}}
{{Belize national football team managers}}
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[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Costa Rican football managers]]
[[Category:Costa Rican expatriate football managers]]
[[Category:Costa Rican men's footballers]]
[[Category:Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Belize]]
[[Category:Belize national football team managers]]
[[Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Limón Province]]
[[Category:Deaths from prostate cancer in Costa Rica]]
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