Joenal Castma
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Uniondale, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | St. John's Red Storm | ||
| 1996–1997 | UMass Minutemen | ||
| 1997 | Long Island Rough Riders U-23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Worcester Wildfire | 10 | (0) |
| 1999 | Minnesota Thunder | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Lechia Gdańsk | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 29 | (5) |
| Total | 41 | (5) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2002 | Haiti | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006– | Pittsburgh Panthers (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Joenal Castma (born 4 March 1976) is a retired footballer who played as a forward. Born in the United States, he played for the Haiti national team.
Player
Club
Castma began his college soccer career at St. John's University in 1994. In 1996, he transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, playing on the men's soccer team in 1996 and 1997. In 1997, he also played for the Long Island Rough Riders U-23 team. In 1998, he turned professional with the Worcester Wildfire of the USISL A-League. In April 1999, he signed with the Minnesota Thunder.[1] He was traded by the Thunder to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds where he played until 2001. He also played one game for Polish club Lechia Gdańsk during the 1999–2000 season.[2]
International
In 2000, Castma was called up by the Haiti national football team.[3] He played for the team in both 2000 and 2002.
Coach
On 12 August 2003, Castma was hired by the East Allegheny Wildcats Men's Soccer Team as a head coach. They faltered down the stretch going 2–6 in their last 8 to miss the playoffs by 1 game.
On 17 April 2006, Castma was hired by the University of Pittsburgh as an assistant with the women's soccer team.
Director
On 5 January 2008, Castma was hired by Allegheny Force FC as the Director of Coaching and Player development which is based out of the east part of Pittsburgh. In this role he has sent numerous players to Div 1, 2, and 3 schools, many of which who received scholarships at these programs.
Executive Director of Coaching
In June 2018, Castma was hired by Beadling Soccer Club as the New Executive Director of Coaching and Player development.[4]
References
- ↑ "Long Island pipeline pumps Castma, Schneider on to Thunder roster". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-05-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 1999/2000 II Liga
- ↑ Haiti beckons Riverhounds' Castma
- ↑ "Home".
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- 1976 births
- Haitian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Lechia Gdańsk players
- Haiti men's international footballers
- Haitian expatriate men's footballers
- Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- American men's soccer players
- Minnesota Thunder players
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
- St. John's Red Storm men's soccer players
- Worcester Wildfire players
- UMass Minutemen soccer players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- African-American soccer players
- American people of Haitian descent
- Sportspeople of Haitian descent
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
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