Jean-Robert Toussaint

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| name = Jean-Robert Toussaint

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| fullname = Jean-Robert Toussaint Jr

| height = 1.65m

| position = Midfielder

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|4|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Limbé, Haiti

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| currentclub =

| collegeyears1 = 1985–1988

| college1 = Hartford Hawks

| years1 = 1988–1992

| clubs1 = Montreal Supra

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1995

| clubs2 = New Hampshire Ramblers

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1984

| nationalteam1 = Canada U19

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| manageryears1 = 2005

| managerclubs1 = Laval Dynamites

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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.

Professional career

Toussaint began his career in the Canadian Soccer League in 1988 with the Montreal Supra,{{cite web| url = https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/p-toussjea001| title = Jean-Robert Toussaint soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com}} 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.{{Cite web|title = Google Translate|url = http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.rds.ca/1.166522&prev=search|website = translate.google.ca|access-date = 2015-05-24}} 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.{{Cite web|title = October 4, 2005 CPSL Week 20 Standings (Amended) (end of Regular Season)|url = http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpwk21.htm|website = rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date = 2015-05-24}} In the playoffs, he led Laval to the semi-finals where they faced Toronto Croatia, but lost to a score of 1–0.{{Cite web|title = October 6, 2005 CPSL Toronto Croatia vs Laval Dynamites (by Rocket Robin)|url = http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl2d.htm|website = rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date = 2015-05-24|last = Glover|first = Robin}}

Personal life

Toussaint's son Cédric is also a soccer player.{{cite web |title=Cédric Toussaint |url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=6078 |publisher=Canadian Soccer Association |access-date=1 July 2021}}

He was a coach for the Dragons of the Collège Saint-Jean Vianney.{{Cite web|title=Félicitations à nos entraîneurs!|url=https://www.csjv.ca/fr/archives/2017/felicitations-a-nos-entraineurs-4086 |date=July 14, 2017|access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Collège St-Jean-Vianney |language=fr-CA}}