Urtis Blackett

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Urtis Blackett
Personal information
Full name Urtis Orlando Blackett[1]
Date of birth (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 48)[2]
Place of birth Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
National team
2000 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Urtis Orlando Blackett (born 24 March 1973) is a Saint Vincentian retired international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[3]

Career[]

Blackett earned one cap for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team, coming in a 2000 friendly against Costa Rica.[4] He had been in the squad for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but did not make an appearance as Fitzgerald Bramble started both matches at the tournament for Saint Vincent.[5]

Retirement[]

After retiring as a player, Blackett stayed involved in football as a coach. He served as an assistant coach for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines women's national team at the 2016 Windward Islands Tournament and for the men's under-20 national team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6][7]

Outside of football, Blackett lived in East Kingstown and was employed as a sales worker.[1] In August 2020, he won $5,800 through the lottery in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Electoral Office of St. Vincent and The Grenadines: Alphabetical List of Eligible Registered Voters by Constituency" (PDF). Caribbean Elections. KnowledgeWalk Institute. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Urtis Blackett at FBRef.com". FBRef. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ^ Urtis Blackett at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Urtis Blackett". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. ^ Allen, I.B.A. (17 June 2016). "Female Footballers Pursue Another Title". The Vincentian. TheVincentian Publishing Co. Ltd. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ King, Hayon (29 October 2018). "SVG men's under-20 footballers to Florida". NBC Radio SVG. NBC SVG. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Congratulations to Urtis Blackett on his $5,800.00 win from Play 4 number 5566. Play 4 and win even more!". Facebook. National Lotteries Authority of St. Vincent & The Grenadines. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.


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