Guy Saint-Vil (born 21 October 1942) is a

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who played for

in the

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...

. He also played for

Racing CH Racing Club Haïtien is a professional football club based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is one of the most successful clubs in the country's history. History The club has won the most league championships in Haitian club history, 11, winnin ...

. In the United States, he played for the

Baltimore Bays The Baltimore Bays were a professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland founded in 1967 as one of the ten charter members of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). When the NPSL and the rival United Soccer Association (USA) me ...

in their inaugural year in 1967 for the NPSL, and continued with them into the NASL in 1968. He later joined the

Baltimore Comets The Baltimore Comets were a professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1974, the Comets were an expansion team that played two seasons in the North American Soccer League. The team originally played its home matches a ...

in 1975. His younger brother,

Roger Saint-Vil Roger Saint-Vil ''(also spelled St. Vil)'' (8 December 1949 – 7 June 2020) was a Haitian footballer who played professionally in the United States and Haiti. A left winger, he was a member of the Haitian national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cu ...

, was also a professional player.

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FIFA profile

1942 births Living people Footballers from Port-au-Prince 1974 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football forwards Racing CH players Baltimore Bays players Baltimore Comets players CONCACAF Championship-winning players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Haitian men's footballers Haitian expatriate men's footballers Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Haiti men's international footballers Ligue Haïtienne players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players {{Haiti-footy-bio-stub