Cortez Belle

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Cortez Belle
Personal information
Full name Cortez Marvin Belle
Date of birth (1983-08-27) 27 August 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Coventry City FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Merthyr Tydfil 34 (44)
2004–2005 Chester City 4 (1)
2005 → Newport County 22 (6)
2005–2007 Llanelli [1] 38 (15)
2007–2008 Halifax Town 16 (8)
2008 Northwich Victoria 16 (1)
2008–2009 Chippenham Town 0 (8)
2009–2011 Merthyr Tydfil (21)
2011–2013 Port Talbot Town 42 (12)
2013–2015 Carmarthen Town 38 (24)
2015 → Connah's Quay
2015 Port Talbot Town
2015–? Merthyr Tydfil
2016 Taff's Well
2016–? St Julians
2017–? Port Talbot Town
2018 Taff's Well
2018–? Goytre United
Managerial career
2018 Port Talbot Town (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Cortez Marvin Belle (born 27 August 1983) is an English former footballer who played as a defender and a striker. Belle played in the Football League for Chester City.

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Career

Belle played in the Football League for Chester City during the 2004–05 season, having signed in January 2004. He was red carded three times between September and January and only made one first-team appearance after this.

In January 2008, Belle signed for Northwich Victoria [2] but left the club later that year to sign for Chippenham Town who made Belle their record signing. Belle only spent a short time at Chippenham though after his contract was terminated due to breach of conduct in December 2008. [3] However the club still hold his registration meaning he cannot play for another English club without them compensating Chippenham.

In August 2011 he moved to Port Talbot Town. [4] In June 2013 he moved to Carmarthen Town

In August 2016 he moved to St Julians, having signed for Taff's Well earlier than summer. [5]

In July 2017 he returned to Port Talbot Town [6] before again playing for Taff's Well in 2018. In October 2018 he moved on to Goytre United. [7]

Coaching career

In January 2018, Belle was appointed player-manager at Port Talbot Town. [8]

Personal life

In June 2017, Belle received a 12-month suspended prison sentence after stealing £15,000 from his employers Fitzalan High School where he was working as a staff absence and data manager. It was told in court that Belle stole the money to pay off his gambling debts. [9]

On January 4, 2022, Belle was sentenced to eight weeks in prison for severe animal neglect. He was also banned from keeping animals for life. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Welsh Premier career details for Cortez Belle". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
  2. ↑ Three is the magic number for Dino, Northwich Guardian, Retrieved on 18 January 2008
  3. ↑ "Bluebirds terminate bad boy Belle's contract".
  4. ↑ "Belle signs for the Steelmen". www.welsh-premier.com. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Davies, Nick (31 August 2016). "St Julians land coup in Belle signature". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Davies, Nick (23 July 2017). "Port Talbot Town re-sign experienced Welsh Premier League defender Belle". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Ptitchard, Tom (25 October 2018). "Goytre United bolster squad with signings of Belle and Hopkins". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Catterall, Will (10 January 2018). "Port Talbot Town appoint former WPL defender Cortez Belle". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Former footballer stole £15,000 from high school to pay off his gambling debts". Wales Online. 22 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ex-Chester City footballer jailed for causing 'high level of suffering' to dog". Chester Standard. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.


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