Steve Green (born 2 July 1976) is a Jamaican football player, who currently plays for

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in the

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Club career

He started playing football at Tivoli High School and made his debut for Tivoli Gardens in the 1992/1993 season. A one-club man, the speedy Green became one of the longest serving Premier League players on the eve of the 2010/2011 season, his 19th season at the top level. He is the only player to have won four league titles with Tivoli.

International career

Nicknamed ''Askel 45'', Green made his senior debut for

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in a February 1998

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against

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, coming on as a substitute for Dean Sewell. He was included in the Jamaican squad in the build-up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup but did not make the final squad. He has not represented his country in any FIFA World Cup qualification match but did play at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He also made the squad for the 1999 Copa Caribe and played at the 1999 Panamerican Games. His final international game was a May 2000 friendly match against Colombia.

Personal life

Green, as well as among others Tivoli Gardens teammate Owen Powell, was given a huge scare when detained by security forces during the Summer 2010 search for Christopher Coke in

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Honours

: 4 :: 1999, 2004, 2009, 2011

References

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* 1976 births Living people Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica Men's association football midfielders Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica Footballers at the 1999 Pan American Games Tivoli Gardens F.C. players {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub