Charles Gbeke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Charles Gbeke
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 15, 1978(1978-03-15)
Age	46
Country	Ivory Coast
Birth City	Abidjan
Horoscope	Pisces

Charles Gbeke Biography

Charles Gbeke is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on March 15, 1978 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Charles Gbeke (born March 15 1978) is a Canadian retired international soccer player and head coach.

He ended his campaign as a member of his team, the Hamilton Thunder, where he scored his first goal in his debut game in the league against London City. He also helped Hamilton to secure a playoff place with a win over their Western Conference title. The year 2005 was the time that Gbeke enjoyed brief time in Europe which included a stint in Denmark as Herfolge, but due to the team’s demotion to second division, he was let go from his contract. After his release, he was able to secure an opportunity to play for Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, but he returned to the Lynx for a second time. After his return back to Toronto did not go as well as the previous stint with the club. having a poor performance. the club was forced to transfer him.

On June 30, 2008, Gbeke was traded back to Vancouver in return for cash and Tony Donatelli going to Montreal. Gbeke scored both goals Vancouver’s 2–1 win in the USL First Division final against Puerto Rico. The victory gave the Whitecaps their second USL Championship and also marked Gbeke’s first USL Championship. Gbeke won the 2008–2009 USL First Division Golden Boot award scoring 12 goals. He also managed to lead the Whitecaps back to the Championship finals for the second consecutive year. Their opponents would end up being the Montreal Impact, this marking the first time in USL history where the final match would consist of two Canadian clubs. Unfortunately for Gbeke and his entire team they were defeated by Impact losing the series 6–3 on goals for aggregate. He was released by the Whitecaps at the end of the 2009 season in order to pursue other footballing options.

In 2007 Gbeke resigned with the Impact, where he was the top scorer in the United Soccer Leagues First Division, with 10 goals tied with Seattle Sounders forward Sébastien Le Toux. He was named to the All-League second team for the first time in his career, and was proclaimed Player of the Week for week 19 and was named five times to the USL D1 Team of the Week. During the team’s annual awards banquet he was awarded the Impact’s Offensive Player of the Year award. In 2008, he was loaned to the Impact’s farm team the Trois-Rivières Attak of the Canadian Soccer League where he made his debut on June 27, 2008 in a 4–0 victory over TFC Academy. He recorded his first goal for Attak the next day on June 28 against TFC Academy in a 3–0 victory.

The 1st of August, 2005 Gbeke was purchased with Montreal Impact on August 1,

2005. Montreal Impact along with David Diplacido before the deadline to trade. As a member of the Impact Gbeke scored the insurance goal, and also an assist for the winner in a 2-0 victory in the match against Atlanta’s Atlanta Silverbacks at home on August 7, his debut game for the Impact. In the playoffs, he was the only player to score three goals during the semi-finals with the Seattle Sounders. The following year, Gbeke quit Montreal in the hope of signing an extension for the Rochester Rhinos for the 2006 season. However, he had a miserable season at Rochester in which he only scored two goals over the course of 22 league games. Although he was able to take Rochester Rhinos towards finals in the USL First Division Championship finals and then be beaten by his former club , the Whitecaps.

Charles Gbeke Net Worth

Charles Gbeke is one of the richest Association Football Player from Ivory Coast. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Gbeke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While Gbeke was born on the Ivory Coast, he grew up in Montreal and is now a citizen of Canada. From 1999 until 2001, Gbeke was a player with the Troyes AC reserves in France with Troyes AC reserves. Troyes AC reserves and in Brazil with clubs Comercial and S. E. Matsubara. In 2001, he played for the Vancouver Whitecaps and with the Seattle Sounders. The 2nd of May, 2003 the player signed a contract with Ottawa Wizards of the CPSL. In the 2003 CPSL season, he was able to help the team to win the championship, which allowed the club to claim the third consecutive division title. The Wizards encountered issues in the CPSL administration, which stopped the team from participating at the Open Canada Cup tournament and postseason. His personal best was that he finished his season in the position of the league’s leading goal scorer with 10 goals.

In 2004, when Ottawa having to be rescinded of its league status, Gbeke was on loan for Toronto. Toronto Lynx. He made his debut with the club on June 13th on the 13th of June, 2004, with the Atlanta Silverbacks, the match was the first time Gbeke returned back to the A-League. It was also the day he scored his debut goal with the Lynx against his former team that was the Vancouver Whitecaps. Although his time with Toronto Toronto club was brief, he showed to be a solid striker who formed a solid team along with Ali Gerba. He ended his career playing for his club the Lynx as their second-highest scorer, scoring six goals.

On February 1, 2008 Gbeke made his debut for Canada against Martinique in 1–0 victory. In total, he earned a total of 3 caps, all played in 2008, scoring no goals. He represented Canada in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He was also on the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster but did not play.

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Gbeke found success again since his return to Montreal as he went on to record 10 goals that claimed him the Golden Boot award for the first time in his career. After a slow start with Montreal he was traded back to Vancouver only to win his first USL First Division Championship, where he scored both goals in the Whitecaps’ 2–1 victory over Puerto Rico Islanders. In 2009 went on to claim the Golden Boot award for the second time in three years with 12 goals. In February 2010 he was ranked 18th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.

Facts & Trivia

Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ivory Coast. Charles Gbeke celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.

In 2015, he was appointed the head coach for Futebol Clube Cascavel in the Campeonato Paranaense, and was dismissed from his post in 2016.