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Stephen Hart (born 15 March 1960) is a former Trinidadian footballer. He is the former head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.
Career
Hart played in his native Trinidad and Tobago for Texaco in the Trinidad and Tobago Professional Football League before turning out for the San Fernando Strikers. He moved to Canada to attend Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and starred for the school's soccer team, known as the Huskies, and local amateur side Halifax King of Donair. In 1980, he was selected to the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
Hart was technical director of Soccer Nova Scotia from 1993 to 2001 and coached Halifax King of Donair in 2000, having previously acted as their player-coach in 1988 and 1989. He has coached Canada at U-17 and U-20 levels and previously acted as assistant coach to the Canada men's senior team. In 2007, he stepped in as the senior team's interim coach and led Canada to a semi-final spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup but was replaced by Dale Mitchell ahead of World Cup 2010 qualifying.
On 18 April 2009, Hart was named as interim head coach of the Canadian men's national team for the second time following the release of Mitchell. On 7 December 2009, he was named the full-time head coach of the senior men's national team for the first time, a position he held until two days after an 8-1 defeat in Honduras as part of the 2014 World Cup qualification process. From 2006 to 2012, he posted an international record of 20 wins, 10 draws and 15 losses for Canada.
On 18 June 2013 he was confirmed by the TTFA as the new football coach of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.
On 24 November 2016 he was fired by the TTFA as football coach of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team and replaced by Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet.
Personal life
Hart is a long-time Halifax resident where he lives with his wife Lynn who was born in Nova Scotia and three daughters, Eilish, Keva and Yara Hart.
Managerial statistics
- As of 15 November 2016
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
 Canada | 6 September 2006 | 21 June 2007 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 50.00 | |
| Canada | 30 May 2009 | 18 October 2012 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 42.86 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 18 June 2013 | 24 November 2016 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 37.21 | |
| Total | 88 | 36 | 22 | 30 | 40.91 | |||
Canada record
| Canada Results under Stephen Hart | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goalscorers | Competition |
| 2006 | ||||||
| 1 | 6 September | CSCR, Montreal |  Jamaica | 1–0 | Friend | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 October | Independence Park, Kingston | Jamaica | 1–2 | Radzinski | Friendly |
| 3 | 16 November | Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár |  Hungary | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 2007 | ||||||
| 4 | 25 March | National Stadium, Hamilton |  Bermuda | 3–0 | Hutchinson | Friendly |
| Radzinski | ||||||
| Stalteri | ||||||
| 5 | 1 June | Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo |  Venezuela | 2–2 | De Rosario | Friendly |
| Gerba | ||||||
| 6 | 6 June | The Orange Bowl, Miami |  Costa Rica | 2–1 | de Guzman (2) | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 7 | 9 June | The Orange Bowl, Miami |  Guadeloupe | 1–2 | Gerba | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 8 | 11 June | The Orange Bowl, Miami |  Haiti | 2–0 | De Rosario (2) | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 9 | 16 June | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough |  Guatemala | 3–0 | De Rosario | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Gerba (2) | ||||||
| 10 | 21 June | Soldier Field, Chicago |  United States | 1–2 | Hume | 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2009 | ||||||
| 11 | 30 May | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca |  Cyprus | 1–0 | Jackson | Friendly |
| 12 | 30 June | Oxnard College Stadium, Oxnard | Guatemala | 3–0 | Gerba (2) | Friendly |
| Bernier | ||||||
| 13 | 3 July | The Home Depot Center, Carson | Jamaica | 1–0 | Gerba | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 14 | 7 July | Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus |  El Salvador | 1–0 | Gerba | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 15 | 10 July | FIU Stadium, Miami | Costa Rica | 2–2 | Bernier | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| de Jong | ||||||
| 16 | 18 July | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |  Honduras | 0–1 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 17 | 14 November | Stadion Mladost, Strumica |  Macedonia | 0–3 | Friendly | |
| 18 | 18 November | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz |  Poland | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 19 | 31 January | Independence Park, Kingston | Jamaica | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 20 | 24 May | River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires |  Argentina | 0–5 | Friendly | |
| 21 | 29 May | Estadio Metropolitano, Mérida | Venezuela | 1–1 | McCallum | Friendly |
| 22 | 4 September | BMO Field, Toronto |  Peru | 0–2 | Friendly | |
| 23 | 7 September | Saputo Stadium, Montreal | Honduras | 2–1 | Simpson | Friendly |
| McKenna | ||||||
| 24 | 9 October | Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Keiv |  Ukraine | 2–2 | Jackson | Friendly |
| Hutchinson | ||||||
| 2011 | ||||||
| 25 | 9 February | A.E.L. F.C. Arena, Larissa |  Greece | 0–1 | Friendly | |
| 26 | 29 March | İzmir Atatürk Stadium, Antalya |  Belarus | 1–0 | Hainault | Friendly |
| 27 | 1 June | BMO Field, Toronto |  Ecuador | 2–2 | Dunfield | Friendly |
| Ricketts | ||||||
| 28 | 7 June | Ford Field, Detroit | United States | 0–2 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 29 | 11 June | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa | Guadeloupe | 1–0 | De Rosario | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 30 | 14 June | Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City |  Panama | 1–1 | De Rosario | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 31 | 2 September | BMO Field, Toronto |  Saint Lucia | 4–1 | Simpson (2) | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| De Rosario | ||||||
| Johnson | ||||||
| 32 | 6 September | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón |  Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Hume | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Jackson | ||||||
| Ricketts | ||||||
| 33 | 7 October | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | Saint Lucia | 7–0 | Jackson (3) | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Occean (2) | ||||||
| Hume (2) | ||||||
| 34 | 11 October | BMO Field, Toronto | Puerto Rico | 0–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 35 | 11 November | Warner Park, Basseterre |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 36 | 15 November | BMO Field, Toronto | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4–0 | Occean | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| De Rosario | ||||||
| Simpson | ||||||
| Ricketts | ||||||
| 2012 | ||||||
| 37 | 29 February | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol |  Armenia | 1–3 | Kevin McKenna | Friendly |
| 38 | 3 June | BMO Field, Toronto | United States | 0–0 | Friendly | |
| 39 | 8 June | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana |  Cuba | 1–0 | Occéan | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 40 | 12 June | BMO Field, Toronto | Honduras | 0–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 41 | 15 August | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | Occéan | Friendly |
| Johnson | ||||||
| 42 | 7 September | BMO Field, Toronto | Panama | 1–0 | De Rosario | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 43 | 11 September | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City | Panama | 0–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 44 | 12 October | BMO Field, Toronto | Cuba | 3–0 | Ricketts | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Johnson | ||||||
| Edgar | ||||||
| 45 | 16 October | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula | Honduras | 1–8 | Hume | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |