Philibert Jones (born 12 November 1964) is a former international footballer from

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who played as a striker. He is currently the Assistant Coach at United Petrotrin in the

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Career

Amongst his professional clubs was the

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in the United States, where he scored 18 goals in the 1996 season. Jones also played for United Petrotrin in Trinidad. Jones also played at international level, and participated at a number of tournaments including the

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, and the

1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the eleventh overall CONCACAF tournament. The last time the CONCACAF Championship was he ...

. He also appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

Personal life

His nephew is current player

Kenwyne Jones Kenwyne Joel Jones CM (born 5 October 1984) is a Trinidadian football manager and retired professional player who played as a forward. He currently manages the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. He began his football career with Joe ...

References

1964 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players United Petrotrin F.C. players Charlotte Eagles players USISL players USL Second Division players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub