Roger Saint-Vil
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 8, 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
Playing position | Left Wing | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963 | Zénith | ||
1964–? | Racing Club Haïtien | ||
Violette Athletic Club | |||
1975 | Cincinnati Comets | ? | (8) |
National team | |||
Haiti | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Roger Saint-Vil (also spelled St. Vil) (born December 8, 1949 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) was a Haitian football (soccer) left wing who played professionally in the United States and Haiti. He was a member of the Haitian national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
Saint-Vil attended Tertullien Guilbaud primary school. In 1963 when he was sixteen, he signed for Zénith in the Haitian Third Division. In 1964, he moved to Racing Club Haïtien. He began with team's third division team, but after three games, he was called up to the first team. At some point, he moved to Violette Athletic Club. In 1975, he played an unknown number of games, scoring eight goals, with the Cincinnati Comets of the American Soccer League.[1]
In 1974, Saint-Vil was an integral part of the Haiti national team's successful qualification campaign for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. His older brother, Guy Saint-Vil, was also a professional player.[2]
References
- ↑ The Year in American Soccer – 1975
- ↑ "World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews". RSSSF. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.