Frantz Bertin (born 30 May 1983) is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.[1]

Frantz Bertin
Personal information
Full name Frantz Bertin
Date of birth (1983-05-30) 30 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Red Star
2002–2003 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Racing B 39 (2)
2005 Racing Santander 15 (0)
2005–2006 Tenerife 18 (0)
2007 Atlético Madrid B 17 (3)
2007–2008 Benidorm 19 (0)
2008 Luzern 5 (0)
2009–2011 OFI Crete 73 (0)
2011–2012 Alki Larnaca 4 (0)
2012–2013 Veria 7 (0)
2013–2014 Panachaiki 11 (0)
2014–2015 Apollon Kalamarias 11 (2)
2015 Aiginiakos 12 (0)
2015 Mumbai City 11 (1)
Total 242 (8)
International career
2007–2016 Haiti 41 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Bertin was born in Paris, France. After beginning his career with Red Star FC, he finished his formation in Italy with Juventus FC.

In 2003, Bertin moved teams and countries again, signing for Racing de Santander in Spain. During his two-year stint with the Cantabrian club, he played mainly with the reserves, but still contributed with 15 games (13 starts) in the 2004–05 season as the team narrowly avoided La Liga relegation.

Bertin continued playing in the country in the following years, with CD Tenerife in the second division and Atlético Madrid B and Benidorm CF in the third. In the 2008 summer he joined FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League, but left in the following transfer window, signing with OFI Crete in Greece.

Shortly before the end of the January transfer deadline, after an unassuming spell in Cyprus, Bertin returned to Greece, joining Veria F.C. until the end of the season. He made his Superleague debut on 23 February, in a 2–0 away win against Skoda Xanthi FC.

International career

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Bertin represented Haiti at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States,[2] and made his debut in the nation's final group stage game, a 0–2 loss against Canada. In February 2008 he played in a friendly with Venezuela, serving as warm-up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Netherlands Antilles, which ended with a 1–0 aggregate win – he appeared in the second leg, a 1–0 success in Willemstad – with Haiti thus progressing to the third round.[3]

International goals

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As of 20 August 2008 (Haiti score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bertin goal)[4]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 August 2008 Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti   Suriname 1–2 2–2 2010 World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ Interview with Frantz Bertin actufoot.com
  2. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details; at RSSSF
  3. ^ Frantz BertinFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "F. Bertin – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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