Earl Jean

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Earl Jean
Personal information
Full name Earl Jude Jean
Date of birth (1971-10-09) 9 October 1971 (age 50)
Place of birth Castries, Saint Lucia
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Oliveirense 11 (0)
1992–1993 União de Coimbra 12 (0)
1993–1995 Leça 55 (18)
1995–1996 Felgueiras 21 (1)
1996–1997 Ipswich Town 1 (0)
1997 Rotherham United 18 (6)
1997–1999 Plymouth Argyle 65 (7)
1999 W Connection 19 (11)
2000 Hibernian 5 (0)
2000–2002 W Connection 33 (34)
2002 Hefei Chuangyi 9 (0)
2003–2007 W Connection ? (45)
2008–2009 San Juan Jabloteh 1 (0)
Total 250 (122)
National team
1990–2004 Saint Lucia 23 (20)
Teams managed
2009 San Juan Jabloteh
2010– W Connection
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Earl Jude Jean (born 9 October 1971) is a Saint Lucian former footballer who played as a striker. He made 21 appearances in the Primeira Divisão for Felgueiras, 84 in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Rotherham United and Plymouth Argyle, and five in the Scottish Premier League for Hibernian. Jean played for Saint Lucia at full international level.

Career[]

Ipswich[]

Earl famously told the local media that despite his short stature he could leap very high - he was therefore nicknamed 'The Flea'. In December 1996 he made his only appearance for Ipswich Town, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Stoke City.

Rotherham[]

He was leading scorer for Rotherham United F.C. during the 1996–97 season, prior to moving to Plymouth Argyle F.C. in 1997.[1]

International career[]

He was a member of the Saint Lucia national team from 1992 to 2004.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Saint Lucia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jean goal.[2]
# Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 May 1990 St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda
1–0
2–0
 1990 Caribbean Cup
2.
2–0
3. 16 May 1991 Castries, Saint Lucia  Anguilla
2–0
6–0
 1991 Caribbean Cup
4.
5–0
5.
6–0
6. 2 June 1991 Kingston, Jamaica  Guyana
?–?
4–1
7. 22 March 1992 Castries, Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1–0
1–0
 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 29 March 1992 Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1–3
9. 5 May 1996 Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis  Saint Kitts and Nevis
1–4
1–5
 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 14 March 2001 St. George's, Grenada  Grenada
?–?
3–4
 Friendly
11. 10 April 2001 Port-au-Prince, Haiti  Guadeloupe
3–2
 2001 Caribbean Cup
12.  Haiti
2–3
13. 14 April 2001  U.S. Virgin Islands
14–1
14.
15.
16.
17.
18. 30 March 2003 Kingston, Jamaica  Martinique
3–1
4–5
 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
19. 28 March 2004 Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia  British Virgin Islands
3–0
9–0
 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
20.
5–0

Coaching career[]

After his retirement in December 2009 began his coaching career as Assistant coach of his former Saint Lucia national team Head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier by W Connection.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ White, Clive; Harris, Nick (19 September 1998). "Football: The Sweeper - They're not all Dennis Bergkamp: Unsung foreign legionnaires No 6". The Independent. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Earl Jean - Caps and Goals". Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ^ 2010/11 - Pro League Squad W Connection FC

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