Emmanuel "Manno" Sanon was a Haitian professional footballer who played as a striker.
12 Facts About Emmanuel Sanon
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Emmanuel Sanon starred in the Haiti national team winning the 1973 CONCACAF Championship.
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Emmanuel Sanon won his home national championship in 1971 with top-level Don Bosco.
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Emmanuel Sanon is among the "Les 100 Heros de la Coupe du Monde", which included the top 100 World Cup Players from 1930 to 1990, a list drawn up in 1994 by the France Football magazine based exclusively on their performances at World Cup level.
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Emmanuel Sanon spent four season with his home club Don Bosco, where he won the national championship in 1971.
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In 1980, Emmanuel Sanon signed with the Miami Americans of the second division American Soccer League.
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When head coach Ron Newman left the team on 20 June 1980 to become the head coach of the San Diego Sockers of the first division North American Soccer League, he induced Emmanuel Sanon to move to the Sockers.
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Emmanuel Sanon spent three seasons with the Sockers until he suffered a career ending knee injury.
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Emmanuel Sanon earned 65 caps and 37 goals for the Haiti national football team.
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Emmanuel Sanon scored against Argentina in the last game of the group, but by far the most famous goal occurred against Italy.
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Emmanuel Sanon coached the Haiti national team for a year from 1999 to 2000, during which he led his team to the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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On 21 February 2008, Emmanuel Sanon died in Orlando, Florida, of pancreatic cancer, aged 56.