HFX Wanderers goalkeeper coach and former Trinidad and Tobago international stand-out and three-time Gold Cup custodian Jan-Michael Williams remembers how heartbreak at the 2001 Fifa Under-17 World Cup and a fall-out with renowned Brazilian coach Rene Simoes shaped his early career.
Look out for Williams’ full interview on the Burdie and Barney Show from 7 October as we discuss his development with ‘Team 2001’, the impact of horrific racist abuse in Hungary, and how he prepared himself mentally to become a high level international footballer.
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I love this story…big respect to you Jan….and I remember when you first came to Halifax I went to my teammate Stephen Hart and said HE should be Captain …and all of a sudden you were! I coached Christian Oxner and was so happy that he got to work with you …