Arsène Auguste

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Arsène Auguste
Auguste (right) playing at the 1974 FIFA World Cup against Italy.
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-02-03)3 February 1951
Place of birth
Port-au-Prince
, Haiti
Date of death 20 March 1993(1993-03-20) (aged 42)
Place of death
Miami, Florida
, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974
Racing Club Haïtien
1975 New Jersey Brewers
1975–1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies 75 (3)
1979–1980Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 12 (2)
1980–1981
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
40 (0)
1980–1981
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
(indoor)
12 (5)
1981–1982 Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) 6 (1)
1986–1987 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 11 (0)
Total 156 (11)
International career
Haiti
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arsène Auguste (3 February 1951 – 20 March 1993) was a Haitian international footballer who represented Haiti in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

He played professional club football with

Soccer Bowl '75.[3]

In 1978 and 1980 he was part of the losing side in the

Auguste played in 15 World Cup qualifying matches for Haiti from 1973 to 1981, the last of these being a 1–1 draw with Mexico in the 1981 CONCACAF Championship in Tegucigalpa.[5]

He died of a heart attack on 20 March 1993 while mowing his yard in

Miami, Florida.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arsène Auguste". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "NASL All-time Player Register". Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  3. ^ "Tampa Sports History: Rowdies Capture Soccer Bowl, 8/24/75". 23 August 2010.
  4. ^ Rowdies are limping onto the road St. Petersburg Times - Friday, January 9, 1987
  5. ^ "Arsene AUGUSTE". fifa.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ^ Haitians Mourning A Hero Miami Herald, The (FL) - Thursday, April 22, 1993

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