Warren Barrett (born 7 September 1970) is a Jamaican retired football

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

and currently goalkeeping coach. Nicknamed 'Boopie', he played mostly for

Violet Kickers F.C. Violet Kickers F.C. is a club team in Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Ja ...

, but also played one season for

Wadadah F.C. Wadadah F.C. (means Peace and Love) is a Jamaican football team playing at the second level, the Western Confederation Super League The Captain's Bakery Western Confederation Super League is a second division football league in the nation of ...

in the 2000/2001 season.

Early life and education

Barrett was born on 7 September 1970, to parents St. Hilman Barrett and Elaine Barrett. He grew up in the rural district of Chatham, St. James. Barrett attended

Cornwall College, Jamaica Cornwall College is a public high school for boys established in 1896 and located on Orange Street in Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica. It is the third oldest high school in the county of Cornwall. As of the 2018–19 school year, the sch ...

where he played for the 1987 daCosta Cup team. He later became a member of the

team.

International career

Barrett made his debut for the

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in 1990 against

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. He captained his nation at the

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. According to the

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, Barrett earned 127 caps for his country, but this figure has not been officially acknowledged by

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because the JFF includes all matches, even against club sides, youth or olympic teams. He played his final FIFA international in 2000 against

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in the

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; he came on as a substitute for midfielder Winston Griffiths as

Aaron Lawrence Aaron Lawrence (born 11 August 1970) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, making over 60 appearances for the Jamaica national team. In some sources, his birth date is 10 October 1968. Club career Aaron playe ...

was sent off. He is married with three children, Ashley, Warren Jr. and Moya. Warren Barrett played a big role in 1998 Qualification,'Road To France' without conceding a goal on home soil.

Coaching

Barrett was selected as a national goalkeeping coach for Jamaica in 2008. On 26 July 2010, Barrett was suspended from all coaching duties by the JFF for an altercation with a match official at Jarrett Park. He was the goalkeeping coach of the Jamaican squad that finished as runners-up in the

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 23rd CONCACAF regional championship overall in the organization's fifty-four years of existence. It was held in the United States, with two matches bein ...

.Jamaica Observer

References

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Early life and education

International career

Coaching

See also

References