Johnny Descolines (born May 8, 1974) is a Haitian former professional

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who last played for

Violette AC Violette Athletic Club is a professional football club based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is one of the most successful clubs in the country. In 1939, Violette A.C. captured the double after winning the league and the Coupe d'Haïti and won ...

Club career

Descolines played for Violette and Roulado in the

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before moving abroad to play for Salvadoran league side

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. He rejoined Violette in summer 2007.

International career

He made his national team debut in a May 1999 friendly match against

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and was a

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squad member at the 2000 and 2002 Gold Cup Finals. He played in 3 World Cup qualification matches in 2004FIFA matches
- FIFA.com in which he also scored 3 goals.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.''

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* 1974 births Living people Men's association football forwards Haitian men's footballers Haitian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Haitian expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers Ligue Haïtienne players Haiti men's international footballers 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{Haiti-footy-bio-stub