Vladimir Edouard (born 18 June 1978) is a Canadian-born Haitian former

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who played as a

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. He also played at the international level with the Haiti national team.

Playing career

Youth career

Edouard spent a portion of his youth in Haiti where he played at the youth level. In 1994, he returned to Quebec where he played in the local regional circuit the

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with Outaouais Football Club. After training in Poland with

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academy he was offered a contract in 1997. He was also offered an athletic scholarship with

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but declined the offer to pursue opportunities in Europe. He represented

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at the

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as well as the

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. In the Canada Summer Games, he featured in the tournament's final against Team British Columbia and contributed a goal to secure the gold medal for Quebec.

Montreal Impact

He entered the professional ranks in 1998 by signing a contract with Montreal Impact in the

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. He recorded his first goal for Montreal on May 11, 1998, against

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. In his debut season with Montreal, he assisted the club in securing the Can-Am Cup where he recorded a goal against

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. He helped Montreal secure a postseason berth by finishing second in their division. He would appear in 10 matches and record one goal in his debut season. The following season Montreal was inactive due to financial restructuring and returned for the 2000 outdoor season. He re-signed with Montreal for the 2000 season. In his second season with the Impact, he featured in a friendly soccer tournament named La Coupe de Montreal that included the

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and

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national teams. He played in the opening match against Haiti where Montreal won the game. He also recorded a goal in the tournament against

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. In 2001, he was released from his contract with Montreal.

Later career

In 2001, he signed with the expansion franchise

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of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. In his debut season with Ottawa, he assisted the club in securing a

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(regular-season title & league cup) and also clinched a playoff berth. Ottawa would be eliminated in the preliminary round of the playoffs by St. Catharines Roma Wolves. After a brief stint in Ottawa, he signed with league rivals

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the following season. He made his debut for Montreal on June 9, 2002, against the

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where he scored two goals in a 3-0 victory. In the 2003 season, the club moved to the suburb of

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, resulting in a slight name change and Edouard re-signed with the team. After two seasons with the Dynamites, he played abroad in the

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with

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of the

. In his debut season in Vermont, he appeared in five matches and scored one goal. In 2006, he returned to his former club Laval Dynamites for the 2006 CSL season.

International career

In 1999, he was called to the

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camp by head coach

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. Edouard would ultimately play for the

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in 2000 and made his debut on March 11, 2000, against

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in a

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match. He recorded his first international goal on April 1, 2000, against the

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. He would add another pair of goals by scoring two against the Bahamas in another World Cup qualifier match. Before the commencement of the second round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifier matches, he played against

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in a friendly match. He played against

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in the final round of the Caribbean Zone World Cup qualification.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edouard, Vladimir 1978 births Living people Haitian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Vermont Voltage players A-League (1995–2004) players Haiti men's international footballers Haitian expatriate men's footballers Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Sportspeople from Outaouais Soccer people from Quebec Canadian men's soccer players Laval Dynamites players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Ottawa Wizards players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Black Canadian men's soccer players Haitian Quebecers