Manno sanon biography

1973 concacaf championship

Post a Comment. His goal at the World Cup of against Italy was legendary. Emmanuel Sanon, from the small island of Haiti, made Italian defenders look like fools. The Haitian Athlete of the Century always took much pleasure in the game, until his untimely death in Being a foster child he was brought up by the congregation Salesians of Don Bosco, dedicated to youth care.

Sanon joined this team, and it soon became clear he was the biggest talent of them all. His uncanny ability to score goals, made Don Bosco a serious contender for the national title of Haiti. In Don Bosco indeed did win the national league. At the time, Sanon was already playing for his country. Haiti did come close to qualifying for the World Cup in Mexico, without Sanon.

First Haiti beat Puerto Rico and , with Sanon scoring three times in both matches. Dictator Baby Doc Duvalier paid a large sum of money to ensure home-advantage for the Haitian soccer team. They started well, winning against the Dutch Antilles, with Sanon scoring twice. After that, Trinidad was beaten one goal by Sanon , just as Honduras That gave them six points, two ahead of Mexico and four ahead of Trinidad.