John DeBrito

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John DeBrito
Personal information
Full name Joao Joaquim DeBrito[1]
Birth name João Joaquim Gomes de Brito[a]
Date of birth (1968-12-03)December 3, 1968
Place of birth Ribeira Brava, Portuguese Cape Verde[1]
Date of death March 25, 2020(2020-03-25) (aged 51)
Place of death Miami, Florida, U.S.[1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1990 Southern Connecticut State
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992
Tulsa Ambush
(indoor)
1992 Gremio Lusitano
1994 Boston Storm
1995
New York Fever
 26 (11)
1996 New England Revolution 21 (0)
1997 MetroStars 8 (0)
1997–1998 Kansas City Wizards 12 (0)
1997 → Nashville Metros (loan) 1 (0)
1998 →
MLS Pro 40
(loan)		 3 (0)
1999–2001
Columbus Crew
 35 (1)
2001 Dallas Burn 0 (0)
2001 Connecticut Wolves 7 (0)
International career
1991–1992 United States 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joao Joaquim DeBrito Jr. (December 3, 1968 – March 25, 2020), known as John DeBrito, was a

caps with the United States national team
from 1991 to 1992.

Youth and college

DeBrito was born in Cape Verde, but attended the W.F. Kaynor Technical High School of Waterbury, Connecticut. He finished his high school soccer career as one of the highest-scoring players in state history. Following high school, DeBrito attended Division II Southern Connecticut State University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1987 to 1990. In 1988, he was named a second-team All-Star. The next year, he led the Owls to the Division II championship, scoring both Southern Conn goals in the victory. In 1990, he was a first-team All-Star. In his four years with the Owls, DeBrito scored twenty goals and dished out thirty-two assists.[2]

Professional

In 1991, the

USISL
.

National team

DeBrito earned six

caps with the U.S. national team. His first game came as a substitute to Marcelo Balboa in a 1-0 loss to Bermuda on February 21, 1991. He was not called into the national team again until February 12, 1992, this time starting alongside Balboa in a scoreless tie with Costa Rica. Over the next eight months, he appeared in a handful of games, most as substitutes until his last cap on October 9, 1992. In 1993 DeBrito played with the U.S. at the World University Games
.

In 2006, the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame inducted DeBrito.[5]

Personal life

DeBrito's parents were John and Angelina DeBrito. He had five sisters: Vera, Fernanda, Valeriana, Angela, and Maria. His older brother, Pedro DeBrito, was also a professional soccer player in the 1980s and 1990s.[6] DeBrito died in 2020.[7]

References

  1. ^ In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is de Brito.
  1. ^ a b c "Tribute for Joao Joaquim DeBrito Jr". Stanfill Funeral Home.
  2. ^ Southern Owls Media Guide Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "SOCCER NOTEBOOK – World-class player Ludlow-bound" Union-News (Springfield, Massachusetts) Friday, September 11, 1992
  4. ^ "1996 Seattle Sounders Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  5. ^ "Class of 2006". Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  6. ^ Cohen, Howard (July 10, 2014). "Tampa Bay Rowdies, UConn soccer champ Pedro DeBrito dies after car crash in Miami". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "Ex-Southern Connecticut star John DeBrito passes away". Front Row Soccer. March 26, 2020.

External links

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