Keith Gumbs

Keith Jérôme Gumbs Tukijo (born 11 September 1972), commonly known as Keith Gumbs, is a Saint Kitts and Nevis former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Keith Gumbs
Personal information
Full name Keith Jérôme Gumbs Tukijo
Date of birth (1972-09-11) 11 September 1972
Place of birth Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1998 Newtown United 97 (26)
1995–1996Twente (loan) 0 (0)
1998 Oldham Athletic 2 (1)
1998 Felgueiras 0 (0)
1999 Panionios 9 (0)
1999 Sturm Graz 6 (0)
1999 Hull City 0 (0)
2000–2001 San Juan Jabloteh 38 (22)
2001 Palmeiras 8 (3)
2001–2003 Happy Valley 59 (41)
2003–2004 Sabah 0 (0)
2004–2007 Kitchee 56 (37)
2007–2012 Sriwijaya 142 (72)
2012–2013 Arema Cronus 30 (9)
2013 Barito Putera 0 (0)
International career
1993–2011 Saint Kitts and Nevis 41 (24)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Sriwijaya (Physical)
2016 Sriwijaya (Assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Gumbs was born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. He began playing football while he was attending the Newtown Primary School (now the Tucker/Clarke Primary School), continued at Basseterre Junior High (now the Washington Archilbald High School) and then Basseterre Senior High where he finished his schooling. Gumbs played various other sports as well, including cricket and basketball.

In his debut first division season in 1989, he helped Newtown to win the double (league and cup) earning him a called up to the National Senior team by the then head coach Alphonso Bridgewater.

Gumbs now plays amateur football for Southern & Ettalong United in Australia, where he now lives.[1]

Coaching career

Gumbs began his coaching career as a Physical Coach on Sriwijaya in 2011-2012 Season as a player and Physical Coach. In 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A he was appointed again to be Assistant coach of Sriwijaya.[2]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gumbs goal.
List of international goals scored by Keith Gumbs
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 April 1993Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis British Virgin Islands5–15–11993 Caribbean Cup qualification
219 March 1995Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, Sint Maarten Sint Maarten1–02–01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
326 March 1995Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Sint Maarten1–05–01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
42–0
53–0
621 May 1995St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda2–21995 Caribbean Cup qualification
75 May 1996Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia4–05–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
826 May 1996Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica1–41–41996 Caribbean Cup
923 June 1996Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–22–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1010 July 1997Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Grenada1–12–11997 Caribbean Cup
112–1
121 April 1998Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis British Virgin Islands1–04–01998 Caribbean Cup qualification
1318 March 2000Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Turks and Caicos Islands7–08–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1421 March 2000Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Turks and Caicos Islands2–06–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1522 April 2000Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–21–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
161 March 2001St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic1–02–12001 Caribbean Cup qualification
172–1
184 March 2001St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda2–02–22001 Caribbean Cup qualification
1916 May 2001Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago Haiti2–42–72001 Caribbean Cup
2020 May 2001Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago Suriname3–04–02001 Caribbean Cup
2127 July 2002Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Barbados3–0Friendly
2213 June 2004Bridgetown, Barbados Barbados1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2310 October 2004Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1–21–52006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2410 October 2010Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Montserrat2–04–02010 Caribbean Cup qualification

Honours

Happy Valley

Kitchee

Sriwijaya

Arema Cronus

  • Menpora Cup: 2013

Individual

  • Hong Kong League top scorer 2002–03
  • Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield top scorer: 2004–05, 2005–06
  • Hong Kong League Cup top scorer: 2005–06
  • Piala Indonesia Best Player: 2010
  • Indonesia Super League Best Player: 2011–12
  • Recipient of the National Medal of Honour Award St. Kitts and Nevis 2010
  • Recognised and listed among the World's Top 100 players and Goal scorers according to the International Federation of Football History 2010
  • Runner-up Indonesia Super League 2013 (Arema)
  • Champion Indonesia International Tournament (Menpora Cup) 2013 - Arema
  • Best Player Award Menpora Cup 2013
  • Golden Boot Winner Menpora Cup 2013
  • Central Coast Football, Australia Pele Sports Division 1 Men's Player of the Year 2014
  • Central Coast Football, Australia Battlewin Premier League 1 Men's Golden Boot 2015

Notes and references


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