Gilber Jean-Baptiste (born February 19, 1973) is a retired Haitian-Canadian

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defender who played professionally in the

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. He earned six

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with the

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Youth

Born in Montreal, Jean-Baptiste grew up in

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, Canada. In 1995, he moved to the United States to attend

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where he played a single season of college soccer. He was a 1995 NJCAA First Team All American. Jean-Baptiste transferred to

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for the next three seasons. In 1998, his senior season, the Owls won the

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and Jean-Baptiste was a First Team Division II All American and the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science.

Club

In 1999, Jean-Baptiste turned professional with the

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of the

. 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

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. He retired at the end of the 2002 season and entered coaching.

International

In 2000, Jean-Baptiste earned his first

with the

in a 1–1 tie with

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in the

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.2000 Gold Cup: Haiti – Peru
He went on to earn six caps, his last coming in 2002.

Career

Currently, Jean-Baptiste is a Computer Science teacher at

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References

External links

Gilbert Jean-Baptiste at Blessed Trinity

* Living people 1973 births Haitian men's footballers Haitian expatriate men's footballers Haiti men's international footballers Haitian football managers Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Charleston Battery players Southern Connecticut Owls men's soccer players A-League (1995–2004) players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football defenders {{Haiti-footy-bio-stub