Urtis Blackett

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines footballer

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

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Urtis Blackett at FBRef.com". FBRef. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
^ Urtis Blackett at WorldFootball.net
^ "Urtis Blackett". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ Allen, I.B.A. (17 June 2016). "Female Footballers Pursue Another Title". The Vincentian. TheVincentian Publishing Co. Ltd. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ King, Hayon (29 October 2018). "SVG men's under-20 footballers to Florida". NBC Radio SVG. NBC SVG. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ "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.