Johnny Descolines
{{short description|Haitian footballer (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Johnny Descolines
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|5|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Port-au-Prince, Haiti
| height =
| position = Striker
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1999 | youthclubs1 = Violette AC
| years1 = 2000–2001 | clubs1 = Violette AC | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 18
| years2 = 2002–2003 | clubs2 = Roulado | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2004–2005 | clubs3 = Isidro Metapán | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 2007–2011 | clubs4 = Violette AC | caps4 = 80 | goals4 = 53
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2005
| nationalteam1 = Haiti
| nationalcaps1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 7
}}
Johnny Descolines (born 8 May 1974) is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Descolines played for Violette and Roulado in the Haitian League before moving abroad to play for Salvadoran league side Isidro Metapán. He rejoined Violette in summer 2007.
International career
Descolines made his Haiti national team debut in a May 1999 friendly match against Honduras and was a Haiti squad member at the 2000 and 2002[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003140732/http://rsssf.com/tables/02gc-full.html |date=3 October 2009 }} - RSSSF Gold Cup Finals. He played in three World Cup qualification matches in 2004[https://web.archive.org/web/20121018140506/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=210372/index.html FIFA matches] - FIFA.com in which he also scored three goals.
Coaching career
Descolines took up his first coaching position in April 2021, when he became part of the technical staff at L’Union Sportive Rivartibonitienne.{{cite news |last1=Hilaire |first1=Yvelande |title=Foot - Transfert : Officiellement, Johnny Descolines est le nouvel entraîneur de l’USR ! |trans-title=Foot - Transfer: Johnny Descolines is officially the new coach of USR! |url=https://www.ferisports.com/foot-transfert-officiellement-johnny-descolines-est-le-nouvel-entraineur-de-lusr/ |access-date=3 June 2024 |work=Ferisports |date=27 April 2021 |language=French}}{{cite news |title=Football : Johnny Descolines intègre le staff de l’USR |trans-title=Football: Johnny Descolines joins USR staff |url=https://www.icihaiti.com/article-33601-icihaiti-football-johnny-descolines-integre-le-staff-de-l-usr.html |access-date=3 June 2024 |work=iciHaïti |date=29 April 2021 |language=French}}
Personal life
In October 2020 Descolines was kidnapped.{{cite news |last1=Chéry |first1=Onz |title=Kidnappers release former soccer player Johnny Descollines |url=https://haitiantimes.com/2020/10/23/kidnappers-release-former-soccer-player-johnny-descollines/ |access-date=3 June 2024 |work=The Haitian Times |date=23 October 2020}} He was released two days later.
Career statistics
:Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2882/Johnny_Descolines.html|title=Descolines, Johnny|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=8 May 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 6 October 1999 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | {{fb|SLV}} | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 2. | 8 October 1999 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | {{fb|CUB}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 3. | 10 October 1999 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | {{fb|CAN}} | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 1–2 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 4. | rowspan="3" | 18 February 2004 | rowspan="3" | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States | rowspan="3" | {{fb|TCA}} | align=center | 2–0 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"| 5–0 | rowspan="3" | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | align=center | 3–0 | |||||
| 6. | align=center | 4–0 | |||||
| 7. | 12 May 2004 | Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States | {{fb|SLV}} | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 3–3 | Friendly |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|2882}}
{{Haiti squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Haiti squad 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Haitian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Haiti men's international footballers
Category:Ligue Haïtienne players
Category:A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers
Category:2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:Haitian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Haitian expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
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