Corcel Blair

Corcel Blair (26 September 1950 – 21 August 2008) was a Jamaican footballer who played in the National Soccer League, North American Soccer League, and National Premier League.

Corcel Blair
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-09-26)26 September 1950
Place of birth Jamaica
Date of death 21 August 2008(2008-08-21) (aged 57)
Place of death Jamaica
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1966–1970 Vere Technical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971 Sudbury City
1972–1974 Toronto Croatia
1975 Toronto Metros-Croatia 8 (0)
1975–1977 Santos F.C.
1977 Sudbury Cyclones
National team
1969–1974 Jamaica 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Blair began his career in 1966 at the youth level with Vere Technical, where he won the daCosta Cup four times. In 1971, he went abroad to play in the National Soccer League with Sudbury City.[1] The following season he played with Toronto Croatia, where he assisted in securing the regular season title.[2] Throughout this tenure with Croatia he won the NSL Championship in 1974, and another regular season title in 1973.

In 1975, he was recruited to play in the North American Soccer League, where he appeared in eight matches for the Toronto Metros-Croatia.[3] He returned to Jamaica in 1975 to play with Santos F.C. in the National Premier League, where he won four consecutive Premier League titles. In 1977, he played in the Second Division of the National Soccer League with Sudbury Cyclones.[1]

He made the transition to managing in 1980 with the Magic Athletic Club in the Toronto & District League.[1] He died on 21 August 2008.[4]His son Corcel Blair, Jr. was a head coach for the Caribbean Selects in the Canadian Soccer League.[5]

International career

Blair made his debut for the Jamaica national football team on 2 June 1969 against Haiti.[6] In total he appeared in 6 matches and recorded 2 goals. He featured in the 1969 CONCACAF Championship qualification matches.

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References
  1. League, Canadian National Soccer (19 November 2019). "Great players: Corcel Blair". The Canadian National Soccer League. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. "Corcel Blair". naslsoccer.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. Clarke, Orville (31 August 2008). "Funeral for Blair today". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. Fanfair, Ron (16 March 2006). "Caribbean team will join CPSL's international league". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Sharenews. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. "Corcel Blair". www.soccer-db.info. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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