Corcel Blair

Corcel Blair (26 September 1950 – 21 August 2008) was a Jamaican footballer who played in the National Soccer League, North American Soccer League, and National Premier League.

Career 
Blair began his career in 1966 at the youth level with Vere Technical, where he won the daCosta Cup four times. In 1971, he went abroad to play in the National Soccer League with Sudbury City. The following season he played with Toronto Croatia, where he assisted in securing the regular season title. Throughout this tenure with Croatia he won the NSL Championship in 1974, and another regular season title in 1973. 

In 1975, he was recruited to play in the North American Soccer League, where he appeared in eight matches for the Toronto Metros-Croatia. He returned to Jamaica in 1975 to play with Santos F.C. in the National Premier League, where he won four consecutive Premier League titles. In 1977, he played in the Second Division of the National Soccer League with Sudbury Cyclones.  

He made the transition to managing in 1980 with the Magic Athletic Club in the Toronto & District League. He died on 21 August 2008.His son Corcel Blair, Jr. was a head coach for the Caribbean Selects in the Canadian Soccer League.

International career 
Blair made his debut for the Jamaica national football team on 2 June 1969 against Haiti. In total he appeared in 6 matches and recorded 2 goals. He featured in the 1969 CONCACAF Championship qualification matches.

References 

Category:1950 births
Category:2008 deaths
Category:Jamaican footballers
Category:Jamaican expatriate footballers
Category:Jamaica international footballers
Category:Toronto Croatia players
Category:Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
Category:Canadian National Soccer League players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:National Premier League players
Category:Santos F.C. (Jamaica) players
Category:Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Category:Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Category:Association football forwards