Arsène Auguste

Arsène Auguste (3 February 1951 – 20 March 1993) was a Haitian international footballer who represented Haiti in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Arsène Auguste
Auguste (right) playing at the 1974 FIFA World Cup against Italy.
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-02-03)3 February 1951
Place of birth Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Date of death 20 March 1993(1993-03-20) (aged 42)
Place of death Miami, Florida, United States
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974 Racing Club Haïtien
1975 New Jersey Brewers
1975–1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies 75 (3)
1979–1980 → Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 12 (2)
1980–1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 40 (0)
1980–1981 → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (indoor) 12 (5)
1981–1982 Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) 6 (1)
1986–1987 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 11 (0)
Total 156 (11)
National team
Haiti
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played professional club football with Racing Club Haïtien in Haiti and New Jersey Brewers, Tampa Bay Rowdies and Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the United States.[1][2] Auguste scored the game-winning goal in the 66th minute of a 2–0 victory for Tampa Bay in the Soccer Bowl '75.[3]

In 1978 and 1980 he was part of the losing side in the Soccer Bowl finals, once each with Tampa Bay and Fort Lauderdale. On both occasions his side fell to the New York Cosmos, by scores of 1–3 and 0–3, respectively. In 1986, he again signed with the Rowdies, then playing in the American Indoor Soccer Association.[4]

Auguste played in 15 World Cup qualifying matches for Haiti from 1973 to 1981, the last of these being a 1–1 draw with Mexico in the 1981 CONCACAF Championship in Tegucigalpa.[5]

He died of a heart attack on 20 March 1993 while mowing his yard in Miami, Florida.[6]

References
  1. "Arsène Auguste". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. "NASL All-time Player Register". Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  3. http://tampasportshistory.blogspot.com/2010/08/rowdies-capture-soccer-bowl-82475.html
  4. Rowdies are limping onto the road St. Petersburg Times - Friday, January 9, 1987
  5. "Arsene AUGUSTE". fifa.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. Haitians Mourning A Hero Miami Herald, The (FL) - Thursday, April 22, 1993


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