Jean-Robert Toussaint | |
Fullname: | Jean-Robert Toussaint Jr |
Height: | 1.65m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Birth Date: | 5 April 1966 |
Birth Place: | Limbé, Haiti |
Collegeyears1: | 1985–1988 |
College1: | Hartford Hawks |
Years1: | 1988–1992 |
Clubs1: | Montreal Supra |
Caps1: | 20 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 1995 |
Clubs2: | New Hampshire Ramblers |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1984 |
Nationalteam1: | Canada U19 |
Manageryears1: | 2005 |
Managerclubs1: | Laval Dynamites |
Jean-Robert Toussaint (born 5 April 1966) is a former soccer player who had stints in the USISL Pro League, and the Canadian Soccer League. Born in Haiti, he represented Canada at youth international level.
Toussaint began his career in the Canadian Soccer League in 1988 with the Montreal Supra,[1] and had a stint with the New Hampshire Ramblers of the USISL Pro League in 1995. In 2005, he was appointed head coach for the Laval Dynamites of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[2] He brought in the likes of Nicolas Lesage, Rachid Madkour, and Mohamed Ridouani. He achieved a third-place finish in the Eastern Conference which secured a postseason berth for the club.[3] In the playoffs, he led Laval to the semi-finals where they faced Toronto Croatia, but lost to a score of 1–0.[4]
Toussaint's son Cédric is also a soccer player.[5]
He was a coach for the Dragons of the Collège Saint-Jean Vianney.[6]