Jarzinho Pieter
Curaçaoan footballer (1987–2019)
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Jarzinho Saul Emmanuel Pieter (11 November 1987 – 9 September 2019) was a Curaçaoan professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Curaçaoan clubs Centro Dominguito and Vesta and for the Curaçao national team.
Full name
Jarzinho Saul Emmanuel Pieter[1]
Date of birth
11 November 1987
Place of birth
Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Date of death
9 September 2019 (aged 31)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jarzinho Saul Emmanuel Pieter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles | ||
| Date of death | 9 September 2019 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2018 | Centro Dominguito | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vesta | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2019 | Curaçao | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2018 | |||
International career
Pieter made his debut for the Curaçao national football team in a 2–0 friendly win over Aruba on 14 November 2013.[2] He was called up to represent Curaçao at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3]
Death
On 9 September 2019, Pieter died of a heart attack after falling ill the night before.[4] Pieter was in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with the Curaçao national football team for a CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Haiti.[5]
