Brent Sancho
 Sancho in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brent Sancho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 |
Essex Community College | ||
| 1996–1997 | St. John's Red Storm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Brooklyn Italians | ||
| 1999 |
MyPa | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | Tervarit | 18 | (7) |
| 1999 | Joe Public | ||
| 2000 | Charleston Battery | 20 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 |
Portland Timbers | 51 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 |
→ San Juan Jabloteh (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Dundee | 48 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Gillingham | 42 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Ross County | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 |
Atlanta Silverbacks | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 |
North East Stars | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 |
Rochester Rhinos | 24 | (1) |
| 2010 |
North East Stars | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Royal Wootton Bassett Town | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:07, 15 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Brent Sancho CM (born 13 March 1977) is a Trinidadian former professional football player and politician. In February 2015, he became the Minister of Sports for his home country, Trinidad and Tobago.
Club career
College
Born in
Scotland and England
Sancho then spent most of his early career playing in the United States. Sancho played in Finland in 1999 for
In December 2007 Sancho joined
United States
On 30 June 2008, the TTFF reported that Sancho had been training with
On 26 February 2009, the
International career
Sancho played in all three matches in which Trinidad and Tobago took part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, thus becoming the first former St. John's player and first current Gillingham player ever to play in a World Cup. In the third match, against Paraguay, he scored an own goal and defeat in this game confirmed Trinidad and Tobago's elimination from the tournament.[9]
On 9 October 2006, Sancho announced his retirement from international football along with 12 others.
Post-playing activities
In 2010, Sancho was the owner/coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Professional Football League club
In 2015, Sancho was appointed Minister of Sport in Trinidad and Tobago.[11]
As of 2021, Sancho was assistant manager of the
Awards
As a member of
References
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ Sancho, Brent, Veikkausliiga
- ^ "Brent Sancho transferred to Dundee FC". Portland Timbers. 7 August 2003. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ Sancho to sign Archived 15 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Official Millwall F.C. website, Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ Wrexham spurn Sancho after trial, BBC, Accessed 11 July 2008.
- Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ Atlanta Silverbacks Sign Brent Sancho; Trade for Aaron Paye Archived 18 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rochester signs Sancho Archived 18 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bellos, Alex (21 June 2006). "Trinidad adventure ends with own-goal and Paraguay defeat". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Sancho plans Trinidad retirement". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Brent Sancho appointed new Minister of Sport". www.ttproleague.com. TT Pro League. 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Mixcloud".
- ^ "Birchall and Bell up for award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
External links
- Rochester Rhinos bio
- Brent Sancho at Soccerbase
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