Arsène Auguste
Arsène Auguste (3 February 1951 – 20 March 1993) was a Haitian international footballer who represented Haiti in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
| Auguste (right) playing at the 1974 FIFA World Cup against Italy. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 1993 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Miami, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| Haiti | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
- ^ a b "Arsène Auguste". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "NASL All-time Player Register". from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ "Tampa Sports History: Rowdies Capture Soccer Bowl, 8/24/75". 23 August 2010.
- ^ Rowdies are limping onto the road St. Petersburg Times - Friday, January 9, 1987
- ^ . fifa.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Haitians Mourning A Hero Miami Herald, The (FL) - Thursday, April 22, 1993
External links
- Auguste NASL stats
- Tampa Bay Rowdies 1975 Triumphal Return in Tampa, TampaPix, 16 October 2013.