Jarzinho Pieter

Jarzinho Saul Emmanuel Pieter (11 November 1987 – 9 September 2019) was a Curaçaoan professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Curaçaoan clubs Centro Dominguito and Vesta and for the Curaçao national team.

Jarzinho Pieter

Personal information
Full name	Jarzinho Saul Emmanuel Pieter[1]
Date of birth	(1987-11-11)11 November 1987
Place of birth	Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Date of death	9 September 2019(2019-09-09) (aged 31)
Place of death	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2018	Centro Dominguito
2018–2019	Vesta
International career‡
2013–2019	Curaçao	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2018

International career

Pieter made his debut for the Curaçao national football team in a 2–0 friendly win over Aruba on 14 November 2013.^[2] He was called up to represent Curaçao at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[3]

Death

On 9 September 2019, Pieter died of a heart attack after falling ill the night before.^[4] Pieter was in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with the Curaçao national football team for a CONCACAF Nations League qualifying match against Haiti.^[5]

Honours

Centro Dominguito

• Sekshon Pagá: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017

Curaçao

• Caribbean Cup: 2017
• King's Cup: 2019