Urtis Blackett

Urtis Blackett

Personal information
Full name	Urtis Orlando Blackett[1]
Date of birth	(1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 51)[2]
Place of birth	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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]

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]

References

1. "Electoral Office of St. Vincent and The Grenadines: Alphabetical List of Eligible Registered Voters by Constituency" (PDF). Caribbean Elections. KnowledgeWalk Institute. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
2. "Urtis Blackett at FBRef.com". FBRef. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
3. Urtis Blackett at WorldFootball.net
4. "Urtis Blackett". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
5. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
6. Allen, I.B.A. (17 June 2016). "Female Footballers Pursue Another Title". The Vincentian. TheVincentian Publishing Co. Ltd. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
7. King, Hayon (29 October 2018). "SVG men's under-20 footballers to Florida". NBC Radio SVG. NBC SVG. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
8. "Congratulations to Urtis Blackett on his $5,800.00 win from Play 4 number 5566. Play 4 and win even more!". Facebook. National Lotteries Authority of St. Vincent & The Grenadines. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.