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Joe Gaetjens

1924 - 1964

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Joseph Edouard Gaetjens ( GAY-jenz; March 19, 1924 – July 10, 1964 [presumed]) was a Haitian soccer player who played as a center forward. Born in Haiti, he represented its national team before and after playing for the United States team in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, in which he scored the winning goal in the 1–0 upset of England. Gaetjens won his home national championship in 1942 and 1944 with top-level Etoile Haïtienne. He then moved to the American Soccer League (ASL) and led all players with 18 goals in 15 games for New York's Brookhattan during the 1949–50 season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Gaetjens is the 5,694th most popular soccer player (down from 4,381st in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Haiti (down from 54th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Haitian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Joe Gaetjens ranks 5,694 out of 21,273. Before him are Sebastian Deisler, Raúl Jiménez, Émerson Luiz Firmino, Atli Eðvaldsson, Aitana Bonmatí, and Rolando Serrano. After him are Alan Kennedy, Manfred Zapf, Flavio Roma, Sachio Yoshida, Martin Max, and Lionel Charbonnier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Joe Gaetjens ranks 468. Before him are Harvey Kurtzman, Paulo Muwanga, Matti Kassila, Joy Page, William H. Webster, and Norvel Lee. After him are Tapan Sinha, Georges Dransart, Wally Cox, Bill Smith, Carole Cook, and Patricia Roberts Harris. Among people deceased in 1964, Joe Gaetjens ranks 208. Before him are Per Nilsson, Lillian Copeland, Stuart Davis, Branislav Hrnjiček, Frank Albertson, and Roscoe Pound. After him are Gracie Allen, Hedwig Kohn, Art Ross, Taffy Abel, William Bendix, and Paul Cavanagh.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Joe Gaetjens ranks 63 out of 94. Before him are Marc Bazin (1932), Jacques-Édouard Alexis (1947), Raoul Cédras (1949), Louis Eugène Roy (1861), Jocelerme Privert (1953), and Joseph Jouthe (1961). After him are Roger Saint-Vil (1949), Guy Saint-Vil (1942), Jean-Claude Désir (1946), Pierre Bayonne (1949), Arsène Auguste (1951), and Wilner Nazaire (1950).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Haiti

Among soccer players born in Haiti, Joe Gaetjens ranks 6. Before him are Emmanuel Sanon (1951), Ernst Jean-Joseph (1948), Guy François (1947), Claude Barthélemy (1945), and Henri Françillon (1946). After him are Roger Saint-Vil (1949), Guy Saint-Vil (1942), Jean-Claude Désir (1946), Pierre Bayonne (1949), Arsène Auguste (1951), and Wilner Nazaire (1950).

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