Antonio Israel Blake Cantero (born 9 May 1967) is a Cuban football manager and retired player for the Cuba national team.

Playing career

International

As a player, he made his international debut for

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in an October 1997

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against St Kitts and Nevis and represented his country at the

1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakla ...

Managerial career

Blake was coach of the Cuba U-17 's during the 2011 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship and was named manager of the senior

Haiti national football team The Haiti national football team (french: Équipe d'Haïti de football, Haitian Creole: ''Ekip foutbòl Ayiti'') represents Haiti in international football. Haiti is administered by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF), the governing ...

in 2012, but was dismissed after the

2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 12th CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 22nd CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence. The United States was the host nation. The competition began on 7 July 2013 at the ...

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- Haiti Tempo

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* 1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Cienfuegos Men's association football defenders Cuban men's footballers Cuba men's international footballers FC Cienfuegos players 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Cuban football managers Cuban expatriate football managers Haiti national football team managers Expatriate football managers in Haiti Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Haiti {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub