Kelvin Kyron Jack CM (born 29 April 1976) is a

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former professional

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who is goalkeeping coach at Dover Athletic. He earned 33 caps for

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between 1997 and 2006, playing for his country in the

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Playing career

Kelvin Jack started his career playing in Trinidad and Tobago with hometown club Trincity United and Joe Public before earning a scholarship to join

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. While a student there he helped the Roughriders win the NJCAA title in his first year and reach the 3rd position the following year. After finishing college he went to Norway for trials before returning to Trinidad, playing most notably with San Juan Jabloteh for two seasons. Jack started his career in English football with

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in 2004, but did not make any appearances for the club. Jack was later sold to

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team

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, where he stayed despite their relegation to the

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. Jack was a regular member of the

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during the qualifying campaign for the

, and travelled to Germany as coach Leo Beenhakker's first-choice goalkeeper. He was expected to play in their first game against

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but sustained a calf injury in the warm up, enabling Shaka Hislop to step in. Jack, who would later describe the experience as 'the saddest day of his life', also missed out on playing in the team's second match against

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. Jack did go on to play in the Soca Warriors' final group game against

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, which ended in a 2–0 defeat in which Brent Sancho scored an own goal. The Paraguay match was his final international match. Following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Jack signed for Gillingham and made his debut in a 2–1 home win over

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on 5 August. However, in part due to injuries, he made only eleven appearances for the Gills. In February 2008, Jack joined

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on trial but broke his leg in what was described as a "freak training ground accident". It was announced on 7 May 2008 that he had been released by Gillingham. He had since been training with English lower league clubs

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and Southend United in a bid to regain his fitness. In February 2010, Jack joined Southend United on a short-term contract to act as back-up whilst regular reserve goalkeeper

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left on trial with an American club. Without making any appearances he was released at the end of the season on 11 May, and was signed to a one-year contract by

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manager Simon Davey for the 2010–11 season. In October, unable to secure a first team place, he joined Kettering Town on a three-month loan. He was released by Darlington in January 2011. In a bid to keep up his fitness, Jack spent the 2011 pre-season training with Isthmian League Division One South side Maidstone United and appeared in two of the club's pre-season friendlies. Shortly after, on 31 August 2011, Jack made a one-off appearance for Isthmian League Premier Division side AFC Hornchurch, playing in a 2–1 loss away to Lowestoft Town after first-team goalkeeper Darren Behcet picked up an injury. On 11 November 2011, it was announced Jack had again joined up with Maidstone United to cover first-team goalkeeper Charlie Mitten after he suffered a hip injury. He made his debut a day later in a 4–1 win against

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and made a total of three appearances for the club. He returned to his former club Kettering Town in March 2012 to provide cover for the injured Laurie Walker, making his debut in their 1–3 defeat to Stockport County on 31 March.

Coaching career

Jack joined the coaching staff of

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side Dover Athletic in the summer of 2020, although he worked behind the scenes until it was announced in early January 2021. He joined a coaching setup consisting of manager Andy Hessenthaler assisted by Jack's former Gillingham teammate

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as well as

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Personal life

As a member of the squad that competed at the

in Germany, Jack was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest

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of Trinidad and Tobago. He married his longtime girlfriend Shellie-Ann Auguste on 7 June 2007.

References

External links

Kelvin Jack at FIFA.com

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