Ernst Jean-Baptiste

Ernst Marie Jean-Baptiste, nicknamed ZeNono and sometimes known as Jean Marie Jean Baptiste, (born 18 April 1956) is a Haitian former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.

Between 1980 and 1983, he played for Miami Americans, New England Sharks, and Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the American Soccer League before ending his career at Fort Lauderdale Sun of the United Soccer League in 1984 after the American Soccer League folded.

He was first called up to the national team in 1975 before he debuted on 2 April 1976 during a 3–0 win against the Dominican Republic during 1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification. He also scored his only goal for Haiti during this match.

Jean-Baptiste became the Haiti national team manager in 1991 but resigned after Haiti were eliminated by Bermuda during the second preliminary round of 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification. He became the manager of Haiti again in 1999 but his short tenure meant he did not oversee any matches with the team.

Time working with FIFA During his time working with FIFA, Jean-Baptiste organised a friendly match between Haiti and Brazil in August 2004, and he subsequently became the Deputy General Director of Haiti's Ministry of Youth, Sports and Civic Action. This allowed him to attempt to run for the FIFA presidency in 2015; he was unable to gain support from the minimum of five required national associations, including the Haitian Football Federation.

Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and year

Haiti CONCACAF Championship: runner-up 1977

As a manager Miami Dade College La Copa Latina de Miami: 5 titles