Rudy Doliscat
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| Full name | Rudy Doliscat |
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| Date of birth | November 16, 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Port-au-Prince, Haïti | |
| Height | 5'10 | |
| Playing position | defender |
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| Current club | retired |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990 - 1992 1993 - 1998 1999 |
Montreal Supra Montreal Impact Toronto Lynx |
? (?) 79 (3) 18 (0) |
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| 1994 - 1999 | Canada | 5 (1) |
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Rudy Doliscat (born on November 16, 1967 in Port-au-Prince, Haïti) is a former professional Canadian soccer defender.
Doliscat made his pro debut in the Canadian Soccer League with the Montreal Supra. After the team folded he joined the Montreal Impact. He was a member of the Impact’s inaugural edition in 1993, where he played 20 games. He was the first Impact player to commit a foul in club history on May 14, 1993 against Los Angeles Salsa. In 1994 he was part of the team’s starting eleven when the Impact beat the Colorado Foxes 1-0 in the playoff final and won the League Championship. Where he was named MVP for the 1994 final game.
In 1996 he was one of the five defenders to take part in at least 20 games and help Montreal post the best defence in the league with 18 goals allowed in 27 games, a club record at the time. In 1999 when Montreal's new ownership chose not to play the 1999 outdoor season in order to better prepare the 1999-2000 indoor season, he joined arch-rivals the Toronto Lynx. Leaving Montreal with 3 Regular-Season Titles in 1995, 1996, 1997 and one League Championship, and playing a total of 79 games and scoring 3 goals.
In 1999 Doliscat played his last season in the USL First Division with the Toronto where he played 18 games and recorded 3 assists. He also played four games for the Canada national soccer team.
Once he retired he was named head coach of the Canada national soccer team for the Francophone Games in 2005. But Canada was eliminated from Francophone Games after losing all three of their games. After his unsuccessful stint as coach he became technical assistant director at the Quebec Soccer Federation and as well is a soccer analyst for the RDS sports network.
