Caleb Francis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Mauritius | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder/Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1987 | Lillehammer | ||
| 1988 | Kongsvinger | 2 | (0) |
| 1989 | Fremad | ||
| 1990–1995 | Kongsvinger | 99 | (18) |
| 1996–1998 | Bryne | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kongsvinger | 34 | (5) |
| 2000–2002 | Ull/Kisa | ||
| 2003 | Larvik | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | Runar | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Caleb Francis (born 8 February 1968) is a Norwegian retired football midfielder. He was born in Mauritius, and spent most of his career at Kongsvinger, Bryne and Ull/Kisa. After retiring as an active player he has worked as both football commentator and coach. Later he became a teacher at Ra secondary school.
He hails from Mauritius, and came to Norway in the mid-1970s. He joined Kongsvinger IL from Lillehammer FK ahead of the 1988 season, and played his debut match in the Norwegian Premier League against Vålerenga Fotball. However, his performance was hampered by racist abuse from some of Vålerenga's supporters. In addition to verbal abuse, some supporters tossed bananas at Francis to make allusions to monkeys. Due to the psychological effect Francis did not play well, and was substituted. He played only one more match before giving up top-tier football. He also stayed away from school. However, Kongsvinger IL people persuaded him to continue his career, and he played for Fremad while doing his compulsory military service at Gardermoen.
He rejoined Kongsvinger IL in 1990, and made his breakthrough in the first team in 1991. He was a regular first-team player more or less until 1995. His contract was not renewed and he went to Bryne FK. In 1998, he became the top goalscorer in Norway's second highest league, but was still not given a new contract. He rejoined Kongsvinger. In the summer of 2000 he left to work as a football commentator in Eurosport. He also signed a contract with Ullensaker/Kisa IL.
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