Joenal Castma
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Uniondale, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | St. John's Red Storm | ||
| 1996–1997 | UMass Minutemen | ||
| 1997 | Long Island Rough Riders U-23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Worcester Wildfire | 10 | (0) |
| 1999 | Minnesota Thunder | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Lechia Gdańsk | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 29 | (5) |
| Total | 41 | (5) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2002 | Haiti | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006– | Pittsburgh Panthers (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Joenal Castma (born 4 March 1976) is an American-born Haitian retired footballer who played as a forward for the Haiti national team. He also played professionally for clubs in the United States and Poland.
Player[]
Club[]
Castma began his college soccer career at St. John's University in 1994. In 1996, he transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, playing on the men’s soccer team in 1996 and 1997. In 1997, he also played for the Long Island Rough Riders U-23 team. In 1998, he turned professional with the Worcester Wildfire of the USISL A-League. In April 1999, he signed with the Minnesota Thunder.[1] He was traded by the Thunder to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds where he played until 2001. He also played one game for Polish club Lechia Gdańsk during the 1999-2000 season.[2]
International[]
In 2000, Castma was called up by the Haiti national football team.[3] He played for the team in both 2000 and 2002.
Coach[]
On 12 August 2003, Castma was hired by the East Allegheny Wildcats Men’s Soccer Team as a head coach. They faltered down the stretch going 2-6 in their last 8 to miss the playoffs by 1 game.
On 17 April 2006, Castma was hired by the University of Pittsburgh as an assistant with the women’s soccer team.
Director[]
On 5 January 2008, Castma was hired by Allegheny Force FC as the Director of Coaching and Player development which is based out of the east part of Pittsburgh. In this role he has sent numerous players to Div 1, 2, and 3 schools, many of which who received scholarships at these programs.
Executive Director of Coaching[]
In June 2018, Castma was hired by Beadling Soccer Club as the New Executive Director of Coaching and Player development.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Long Island pipeline pumps Castma, Schneider on to Thunder roster". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ 1999/2000 II Liga
- ^ Haiti beckons Riverhounds' Castma
- ^ "Home".
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Citizens of Haiti through descent
- Haitian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Lechia Gdańsk players
- Haiti international footballers
- Haitian expatriate footballers
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- American soccer players
- Minnesota Thunder players
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
- St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players
- Worcester Wildfire players
- UMass Minutemen soccer players
- USISL A-League players
- USL A-League players
- African-American soccer players
- American sportspeople of Haitian descent
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- American expatriate sportspeople in Poland
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