Robin Hart (born 7 April 1978) is a Trinidadian former footballer who played in the TT Pro League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system b ...

Career

Youth career

Hart played for few teams in the Manitoba Major Soccer League which he played for the Super Soccer Alliance and Lucania FC.

Playing career

Hart began playing professional soccer in

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

with San Juan Jabloteh. He was signed by expansion franchise

Ottawa Wizards Ottawa Wizards were a Canadian soccer club which operated in the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL), from 2001 to 2003. The team's home stadium was the OZ Optics Stadium. Though the team had a relatively short tenure with the CPSL, the cl ...

for the 2001 CPSL season. He made his Wizards debut on June 9, 2001 in a 4–0 victory over the Brampton Hitmen. He scored his first goal for the Wizards on September 9, 2001 in a 4–0 victory over Toronto Croatia. During the season he helped Ottawa achieve a 13 game undefeated streak and helped the Wizards finish first in the standings. Ottawa became the first franchise to oust

Toronto Olympians Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor ...

from the top of the standings. Another notable record achieved by the club was finishing the season with a record 51 points, the previous record before was 40 points which was held by Toronto. Hart also helped Ottawa capture the double, by winning the Open Canada Cup. During the 2002 CPSL season Hart helped the Wizards to 11 game undefeated streak and also helped his team win the treble by claiming the Eastern Conference title, the

Rogers Cup The Canadian Open (french: Tournoi de tennis du Canada), also known as the Canada Masters, and currently branded as the National Bank Open presented by Rogers for sponsorship reasons, is an annual tennis tournament held in Ontario and Quebec. T ...

, and for the second year in a row the Open Canada Cup. In the CPSL Championship final he scored the winning goal for Ottawa in 2–0 victory over

North York Astros The North York Astros were a Canadian soccer team that was founded in 1990. The team initially played in the National Soccer League. The team played their home games at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, a district of the city of Toronto, Cana ...

. In the 2003 CPSL season Hart helped the Wizards to an undefeated season and helped claim their third Eastern Conference title. In 2004 it was announced that the CPSL revoked the Ottawa franchise, which led to Hart signing with the

Edmonton Aviators The Edmonton Aviators were a soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The club was founded in 2003 as a member of the United Soccer League's A-League and folded after playing only one season in 2004. Midway through the season, with the club ...

of the

A-League A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competiti ...

. In total he appeared in 13 matches for Edmonton and finished sixth in the Western Division failing to earn a playoff berth. The following year the Aviators ran into financial problems which forced the franchise to fold after one season. Enabling the Toronto Lynx to sign Hart to a contract on April 19, 2005. During the season the Lynx performed poorly which resulted in them finishing last in their conference, in total Hart appeared in 17 matches. The following season his contract was not renewed making him a

free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is a ...

International career

After the PanAm Games in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

1999 he went on trial with the Trinidad & Tobago Under 23 team and earned a tryout in September 1999.

Honors

Ottawa Wizards

CPSL Championship The Canadian Soccer League championship final or CSL Championship is the post-season match of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) and is the successor to the CNSL Championship. The winner is crowned champion in the same manner as in other North A ...

(1):

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

* Open Canada Cup (2):

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

References

External links

2005 Toronto Lynx roster
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Robin 1978 births Living people Black Canadian men's soccer players Canadian men's soccer players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Men's association football defenders Soccer players from Winnipeg Ottawa Wizards players San Juan Jabloteh F.C. players Toronto Lynx players USL First Division players Canadian sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent TT Pro League players Edmonton Aviators players