Philippe Vorbe

Philippe Vorbe

Personal information
Full name	Philippe Vorbe
Date of birth	(1947-09-14) September 14, 1947
Place of birth	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1969	New York Generals	14	(1)
1973-1975	Violette AC
International career
1968-1976	Haiti	18	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philippe Vorbe (born September 14, 1947) is a former Haitian football player who was considered as the country's ultimate midfielder who played for the Haiti national football team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He is the one who assisted Emmanuel Sanon with the pass that resulted in the famous goal that put an end to Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff's save streak. Vorbe played for the New York Generals and Violette Athletic Club. He ascended from player to leader and is now the coach of Violette.

1974 FIFA World Cup

Having qualified by first knocking out Puerto Rico in a play-off, then topping the final group in the capital Port-au-Prince, Haiti was drawn into a very difficult group featuring two-time champions Italy, future champions Argentina, and Poland, who managed third place in the tournament.

The most famous goal of Haiti's World Cup run occurred against Italy. The Azzurri had not let in a goal in 19 games prior to the World Cup, thanks to goalkeeper Dino Zoff (who, incidentally, stayed along to guide Italy to their 1982 world championship).

However, in the opening of the second half, Emmanuel Sanon shocked the Italians with the opening goal, thanks to a spot-on pass from teammate Philippe Vorbe. However this lead didn't hold and Italy went on to win 3-1.