Jean-Jacques Pierre (born 23 January 1981) is a Haitian football coach and former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He coaches the Haiti national team. Club career Born in Léogâne, Jean-Jacques Pierre began his career in the youth ranks of Haitian club Cavaly. After impressing with the island club Pierre moved to Argentina joining Arsenal de Sarandí. After one season with Arsenal Pierre joined Deportivo Morón and went on to score an impressive seven goals as a defender. His play with Morón earned him a move to historic Uruguayan side Peñarol. While with Peñarol Pierre was a regular starter for the club and also featured during Copa Libertadores. He was voted as the best defender of the Uruguayan championship during 2004–2005. In August 2005 he joined French club Nantes. Upon joining Nantes Pierre quickly became a first team regular. He made his debut for Nantes on 10 September 2005 in a 1–0 loss to Troyes AC. In six seasons in France he appeared in 143 league matches (including 68 Ligue 1 matches) and scored 4 goals. International career Pierre was the captain of the U-23 Haiti national football team, and emerged as an important player for the full national squad. He made his full national team debut in a December 2001 friendly match against El Salvador and was a Haiti squad member at the 2002 and 2007 Gold Cup Finals. Also, he played in two World Cup qualifying matches in 2004. According to the Haitian press, on 25 March 2009, Pierre announced his retirement from the national side citing false accusations against him. Also, Pierre explained he was not as much valued in the national team as he was with Nantes. However, he returned to the national team and participated in 2010 World Cup qualifying matches. Managerial statistics Honors Haiti Caribbean Cup bronze: 2014 References External links Profile – fcnhisto.com 1981 births Living people Association football defenders Haitian footballers Haiti international footballers 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 Caribbean Cup players Cavaly AS players Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Deportivo Morón footballers Peñarol players FC Nantes players Panionios F.C. players Stade Malherbe Caen players Ligue Haïtienne players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Super League Greece players Haitian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers