Jean-Robert Toussaint (born 5 April 1966) is a former soccer player who had stints in the USISL Pro League, and the Canadian Soccer League. Born in Haiti, he represented Canada at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Robert Toussaint Jr | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Limbé, Haiti | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Hartford Hawks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Montreal Supra | 20 | (1) |
| 1995 | New Hampshire Ramblers | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1984 | Canada U19 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Laval Dynamites | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Professional career
editToussaint began his career in the Canadian Soccer League in 1988 with the Montreal Supra,[1] and had a stint with the New Hampshire Ramblers of the USISL Pro League in 1995. In 2005, he was appointed head coach for the Laval Dynamites of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[2] He brought in the likes of Nicolas Lesage, Rachid Madkour, and Mohamed Ridouani. He achieved a third-place finish in the Eastern Conference which secured a postseason berth for the club.[3] In the playoffs, he led Laval to the semi-finals where they faced Toronto Croatia, but lost to a score of 1–0.[4]
Personal life
editToussaint's son Cédric is also a soccer player.[5]
He was a coach for the Dragons of the Collège Saint-Jean Vianney.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Jean-Robert Toussaint soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ "October 4, 2005 CPSL Week 20 Standings (Amended) (end of Regular Season)". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "October 6, 2005 CPSL Toronto Croatia vs Laval Dynamites (by Rocket Robin)". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ "Cédric Toussaint". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Félicitations à nos entraîneurs!". Collège St-Jean-Vianney (in Canadian French). July 14, 2017. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
External links
edit
.svg){kind=small}  | This biographical article relating to Canadian soccer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |