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Tassy
Tassy is a French surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Antoine Tassy (born 1924), Haitian football player and manager * Fernande Tassy (born 1903), French fencer * Jean Tassy, Haitian football player and manager * Joseph Héliodore Garcin de Tassy (1794–1878), French orientalist See also * Tassy Johnson (1916–1981), Australian cyclist {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Tassy
Antoine Tassy (26 March 1924 – 3 March 1991) was a Haitian football (soccer) player and manager. He was the manager of the Haiti national football team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, their only World Cup appearance to date. In 1963, he was the manager of Jamaica. Earlier in 1963, he was the manager of Racing Club Haïtien, who were eventually declared winners of the 1963 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. As a player, he represented Haiti in 1954 World Cup qualification, at the 1957 CCCF Championship and at the 1959 Pan American Games. During Tassy's time as manager of Haiti, the national team was used as an instrument of propaganda by the Duvaliers. A friendly held at Downing Stadium, New York City in July 1973 between Haiti and Millonarios of Colombia was delayed for more than two hours and forty five minutes by Haitian exiles protesting against the regime. At one point, Tassy took his team to the dressing room and said that they were going home. He later made a call to Haitian Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |