Earl Jean Explained

Earl Jean
Fullname:Earl Jude Jean
Birth Date:1971 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Castries, Saint Lucia
Position:Striker
Years1:1991–1992
Years2:1992–1993
Years3:1993–1995
Years4:1995–1996
Years5:1996–1997
Years6:1997
Years7:1997–1999
Years8:1999
Years9:2000
Years10:2000–2002
Years11:2002
Years12:2003–2007
Years13:2008–2009
Clubs1:Oliveirense
Clubs2:União de Coimbra
Clubs3:Leça
Clubs4:Felgueiras
Clubs5:Ipswich Town
Clubs6:Rotherham United
Clubs7:Plymouth Argyle
Clubs8:W Connection
Clubs9:Hibernian
Clubs10:W Connection
Clubs11:Hefei Chuangyi
Clubs12:W Connection
Clubs13:San Juan Jabloteh
Caps1:11
Caps2:12
Caps3:55
Caps4:21
Caps5:1
Caps6:18
Caps7:65
Caps8:19
Caps9:5
Caps10:33
Caps11:9
Caps12:?
Caps13:1
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:18
Goals4:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:6
Goals7:7
Goals8:11
Goals9:0
Goals10:34
Goals11:0
Goals12:45
Goals13:0
Totalcaps:250
Totalgoals:122
Nationalyears1:1990–2004
Nationalteam1:Saint Lucia
Nationalcaps1:23
Nationalgoals1:20
Manageryears1:2009
Managerclubs1:San Juan Jabloteh
Manageryears2:2010–
Managerclubs2:W Connection

Earl Jude Jean (born 9 October 1971) is a Saint Lucian former footballer who played as a striker. He made 21 appearances in the Primeira Divisão for Felgueiras, 84 in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Rotherham United and Plymouth Argyle, and five in the Scottish Premier League for Hibernian. Jean played for Saint Lucia at full international level.

Career

Ipswich

Earl famously told the local media that despite his short stature he could leap very high - he was therefore nicknamed 'The Flea'. In December 1996 he made his only appearance for Ipswich Town, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Stoke City.

Rotherham

He was leading scorer for Rotherham United F.C. during the 1996–97 season, prior to moving to Plymouth Argyle F.C. in 1997.[1]

International career

He was a member of the Saint Lucia national team from 1992 to 2004.

International goals

Scores and results list Saint Lucia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jean goal.[2]

Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 May 1990
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3. 16 May 1991
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6. 2 June 1991
7. 22 March 1992
8. 29 March 1992
9. 5 May 1996
10. 14 March 2001 Friendly
11. 10 April 2001 2001 Caribbean Cup
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13. 14 April 2001
14.
15.
16.
17.
18. 30 March 2003 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
19. 28 March 2004
20.

Coaching career

After his retirement in December 2009 began his coaching career as Assistant coach of his former Saint Lucia national team Head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier by W Connection.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Independent. White, Clive . Harris, Nick. Football: The Sweeper - They're not all Dennis Bergkamp: Unsung foreign legionnaires No 6. 1998-09-19. 2009-10-04.
  2. Web site: Earl Jean – Caps and Goals . 17 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171228055613/http://www.soccer-db.info/index.php?option=com_joomsport&task=player&sid=0&id=54270&Itemid=0 . 28 December 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: 2010/11 - Pro League Squad W Connection FC . 25 March 2011 . 20 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820063956/http://www.socawarriors.net/component/joomleague/?func=showPlayers&p=26&ttid=331 . dead .