Johnny Descolines (born 8 May 1974) is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999 | Violette AC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Violette AC | 22 | (18) |
| 2002–2003 | Roulado | ||
| 2004–2005 | Isidro Metapán | ||
| 2007–2011 | Violette AC | 80 | (53) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Haiti | 23 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editDescolines 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
editDescolines 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[1] Gold Cup Finals. He played in three World Cup qualification matches in 2004[2] in which he also scored three goals.
Coaching career
editDescolines took up his first coaching position in April 2021, when he became part of the technical staff at L’Union Sportive Rivartibonitienne.[3][4]
Personal life
editIn October 2020 Descolines was kidnapped.[5] He was released two days later.[5]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.[6]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 October 1999 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  El Salvador |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 2. | 8 October 1999 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Cuba |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 3. | 10 October 1999 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Canada |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 4. | 18 February 2004 | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 3–0 | |||||
| 6. | 4–0 | |||||
| 7. | 12 May 2004 | Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States | El Salvador |
2–0 | 3–3 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ FIFA matches - FIFA.com
- ^ Hilaire, Yvelande (27 April 2021). "Foot - Transfert : Officiellement, Johnny Descolines est le nouvel entraîneur de l'USR !" [Foot - Transfer: Johnny Descolines is officially the new coach of USR!]. Ferisports (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Football : Johnny Descolines intègre le staff de l'USR" [Football: Johnny Descolines joins USR staff]. iciHaïti (in French). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b Chéry, Onz (23 October 2020). "Kidnappers release former soccer player Johnny Descollines". The Haitian Times. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Descolines, Johnny". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
External links
edit- Johnny Descolines at National-Football-Teams.com
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