Gilbert_Jean-Baptiste
Gilbert Jean-Baptiste
Haitian footballer and manager (born 1973)
Gilber Jean-Baptiste (born February 19, 1973) is a retired Haitian-Canadian soccer defender who played professionally in the USL A-League. He earned six cap with the Haiti national football team
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1973-02-19) February 19, 1973 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995 | Mercer County Community College | ||
| 1996–1998 | Southern Connecticut State University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Charleston Battery | 79 | (6) |
| 2002 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | (3) |
| Total | 107 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Haiti | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Montreal, Jean-Baptiste grew up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 1995, he moved to the United States to attend Mercer County Community College where he played a single season of college soccer. He was a 1995 NJCAA First Team All American.[1] Jean-Baptiste transferred to Southern Connecticut State University for the next three seasons. In 1998, his senior season, the Owls won the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship and Jean-Baptiste was a First Team Division II All American and the NCAA Division II Player of the Year.[2] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science.
In 1999, Jean-Baptiste turned professional with the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League. He was named Second Team All League his rookie season. He was also a 2001 First Team All League defender. On February 28, 2002, Jean-Baptiste signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks.[3] He retired at the end of the 2002 season and entered coaching.
In 2000, Jean-Baptiste earned his first cap with the Haiti national football team in a 1–1 tie with Peru in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4] He went on to earn six caps, his last coming in 2002.
Currently, Jean-Baptiste is a Computer Science teacher at Atlanta International School.
- "Mercer County All Americans". mccc.edu.
- "Southern Connecticut Owls Media Guide" (PDF). southernctowls.com.
- "Atlanta Silverbacks Ink 2001 A-League Defender Of The Year Gilbert Jean-Baptiste". uslfans.com. Archived from the original on 2005-05-18. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- 2000 Gold Cup: Haiti – Peru Archived April 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Gilbert Jean-Baptiste at Blessed Trinity
- Jean-Baptiste at Charleston Battery
- Gilbert Jean-Baptiste at FIFA.com at archive.today (archived February 16, 2013)
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