Urtis Blackett
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Urtis Orlando Blackett[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 24 March 1973||
Place of birth | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
GMA Kingstown Frenches | |||
International career | |||
2000 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Urtis Orlando Blackett (born 24 March 1973) is a Saint Vincentian retired international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[3]
Career
[edit]Blackett earned one cap for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team, coming in a 2000 friendly against Costa Rica.[4] He had been in the squad for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but did not make an appearance as Fitzgerald Bramble started both matches at the tournament for Saint Vincent.[5]
Retirement
[edit]After retiring as a player, Blackett stayed involved in football as a coach. He served as an assistant coach for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines women's national team at the 2016 Windward Islands Tournament and for the men's under-20 national team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6][7]
Outside of football, Blackett lived in East Kingstown and was employed as a sales worker.[1] In August 2020, he won $5,800 through the lottery in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Electoral Office of St. Vincent and The Grenadines: Alphabetical List of Eligible Registered Voters by Constituency" (PDF). Caribbean Elections. KnowledgeWalk Institute. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Urtis Blackett at FBRef.com". FBRef. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Urtis Blackett at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Urtis Blackett". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Allen, I.B.A. (17 June 2016). "Female Footballers Pursue Another Title". The Vincentian. TheVincentian Publishing Co. Ltd. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ King, Hayon (29 October 2018). "SVG men's under-20 footballers to Florida". NBC Radio SVG. NBC SVG. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Congratulations to Urtis Blackett on his $5,800.00 win from Play 4 number 5566. Play 4 and win even more!". Facebook. National Lotteries Authority of St. Vincent & The Grenadines. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.