Urtis Blackett

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Urtis Blackett
Personal information
Full name Urtis Orlando Blackett [1]
Date of birth (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 50) [2]
Place of birth Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
GMA Kingstown Frenches
International career
2000 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Urtis Orlando Blackett (born 24 March 1973) is a Saint Vincentian retired international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. [3]

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Career

Blackett earned one cap for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team, coming in a 2000 friendly against Costa Rica. [4] He had been in the squad for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but did not make an appearance as Fitzgerald Bramble started both matches at the tournament for Saint Vincent. [5]

Retirement

After retiring as a player, Blackett stayed involved in football as a coach. He served as an assistant coach for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines women's national team at the 2016 Windward Islands Tournament and for the men's under-20 national team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [6] [7]

Outside of football, Blackett lived in East Kingstown and was employed as a sales worker. [1] In August 2020, he won $5,800 through the lottery in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [8]

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