Jean-Jacques Pierre (born 23 January 1981) is a Haitian football coach and former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the former head coach of the Haiti national team.

Jean-Jacques Pierre
Pierre with Caen in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-01-23) 23 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Léogâne, Haiti
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1994–200 Cavaly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Cavaly 64 (8)
2002–2003 Arsenal de Sarandí 31 (1)
2003–2004 Deportivo Morón 25 (7)
2004–2005 Peñarol 55 (2)
2005–2012 Nantes 143 (4)
2012 Panionios 12 (1)
2012–2015 Caen 28 (1)
2015 Angers 15 (0)
2015–2017 Paris 32 (0)
2017–2018 Granville 7 (0)
2018–2019 MOS Caen
Total 412 (24)
International career
2001–2015 Haiti 64 (5)
Managerial career
2019–2021 AG Caen
2021–2023 Haiti
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Léogâne, Pierre began his career in the youth ranks of Haitian club Cavaly. After impressing with the island club, Pierre moved to Argentina, joining Arsenal de Sarandí. After one season with Arsenal, Pierre joined Deportivo Morón and went on to score seven goals as a defender. His play with Morón earned him a move to historic Uruguayan side Peñarol. While with Peñarol, Pierre was a regular starter for the club and also featured during the Copa Libertadores. He was voted as the best defender of the Uruguayan championship in 2004–05.

In August 2005, he joined French club Nantes. Upon joining Nantes, Pierre quickly became a first team regular. He made his debut for Nantes on 10 September 2005 in a 1–0 loss to Troyes AC. In six seasons in France, he appeared in 143 league matches (including 68 Ligue 1 matches) and scored 4 goals.

International career

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Pierre was the captain of the Haiti national under-23 football team and emerged as an important player for the full national squad. He made his full national team debut in a December 2001 friendly match against El Salvador and was a Haiti squad member at the 2002[1] and 2007 Gold Cups.[2] He played in two World Cup qualifying matches in 2004.[3] According to the Haitian press, on 25 March 2009, Pierre announced his retirement from the national side, citing false accusations against him and that he was not as much valued in the national team as he was with Nantes. However, he returned to the national team and participated in 2010 World Cup qualifying.

Managerial statistics

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As of matches played 28 March 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Haiti March 2021 April 2023 19 12 1 6 52 25 +27 063.16 [4]
Career totals 19 12 1 6 52 25 +27 063.16

Honors

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Haiti

See also

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References

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  1. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  2. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  3. ^ World Cup qualifiers – FIFA.com
  4. ^ "Jean Jacques Pierre Profile". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Caribbean Cup 2014 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive".
  6. ^ "Jamaica v Haiti, 16 November 2014".
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