Gilbert Jean-Baptiste
{{Short description|Haitian footballer and manager (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gilbert Jean-Baptiste
| image = GilHeadShotFSSA.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|19}}
| birth_place = Canada
| death_date =
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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1995
| youthclubs1 = Mercer County Community College
| youthyears2 = 1996–1998
| youthclubs2 = Southern Connecticut State University
| years1 = 1999–2001
| clubs1 = Charleston Battery
| caps1 = 79
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2002
| clubs2 = Atlanta Silverbacks
| caps2 = 28
| goals2 = 3
| totalcaps = 107
| totalgoals = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2002
| nationalteam1 = Haiti
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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Gilber Jean-Baptiste (born February 19, 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Canada, he earned six caps for the Haiti national team.
Youth
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.mccc.edu/athletics/All-Americans_msoccer.htm |title=Mercer County All Americans |website=mccc.edu}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.southernctowls.com/documents/2012/8/28/2012%20mens%20soccer%20media%20guide.pdf |title=Southern Connecticut Owls Media Guide |website=southernctowls.com}} He graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science.
Club
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.uslfans.com/news/2002/news,2002,0101.shtml |title=Atlanta Silverbacks Ink 2001 A-League Defender Of The Year Gilbert Jean-Baptiste |website=uslfans.com |access-date=2013-02-02 |archive-date=2005-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050518214129/http://www.uslfans.com/news/2002/news,2002,0101.shtml |url-status=dead }} He retired at the end of the 2002 season and entered coaching.
International
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.[http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251064 2000 Gold Cup: Haiti – Peru] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407034955/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251064 |date=April 7, 2012 }} He went on to earn six caps, his last coming in 2002.
Career
Currently, Jean-Baptiste is a Computer Science teacher at Atlanta International School.
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130414082709/http://www.btcatholic.org/SoccerGirls-Varsity-CoachJean-baptiste Gilbert Jean-Baptiste at Blessed Trinity]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040910064733/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/1999/Profiles/Jean-Baptiste.htm Jean-Baptiste at Charleston Battery]
- {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20130216014152/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=94620/index.html |date=February 16, 2013 |title=Gilbert Jean-Baptiste at FIFA.com}}
{{Haiti squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Haiti squad 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Haitian men's footballers
Category:Haitian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Haiti men's international footballers
Category:Haitian football managers
Category:Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
Category:Charleston Battery players
Category:Southern Connecticut Owls men's soccer players
Category:A-League (1995–2004) players
Category:2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Men's association football defenders
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