Keith Gumbs

Keith "Kayamba" Gumbs[2] (born 11 September 1972 in St. Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis) is a former Saint Kitts and Nevis professional footballer who played as a striker.

Keith Gumbs
Personal information
Full name Keith Gumbs
Date of birth (1972-09-11) 11 September 1972
Place of birth Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1998 Newtown United[1] 97 (26)
1995–1996 → Twente (loan) 0 (0)
1998 Oldham Athletic 2 (1)
1998–1999 Felgueiras 0 (0)
1998–1999 Panionios 28 (8)
1999–2000 Sturm Graz 6 (0)
1999–2000 Hull City 22 (5)
2000–2001 San Juan Jabloteh 38 (22)
2001 Palmeiras 8 (3)
2001–2003 Happy Valley 16 (20)
2003–2004 Sabah
2004–2007 Kitchee 35 (24)
2007–2012 Sriwijaya 145 (74)
2012–2013 Arema Cronus 24 (8)
International career
1989–2011 St. Kitts and Nevis 41 (24)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Sriwijaya (Physical)
2016– Sriwijaya (Assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Gumbs 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.[3]

Coaching career

Gumbs began his coaching career as a Physical Coach on Sriwijaya F.C. 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 F.C.[4]

Honours

Club
Happy Valley
Kitchee
Sriwijaya
Arema Cronus
  • Menpora Cup (1): 2013

Individual
  • Hong Kong League Top Scorer 2002 - 2003
  • Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield Top Scorer (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
  • Hong Kong League Cup Top Scorer (1): 2005–06
  • Piala Indonesia Best Player (1): 2010
  • Indonesia Super League Best Player (1): 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

Career statistics

International goals

Saint Kitts and Nevis' score is listed first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 April 1993Basseterre British Virgin Islands5–15–11993 Caribbean Cup qualification
219 March 1995Raoul Illidge Sports Complex Sint Maarten1–02–01995 Caribbean Cup qualification
326 March 1995Basseterre Sint Maarten1–05–0
42–0
53–0
621 May 1995Saint John's Antigua and Barbuda2–2
75 May 1996Basseterre Saint Lucia4–05–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
826 May 1996Palo Seco Jamaica1–41–41996 Caribbean Cup
923 June 1996Basseterre Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–22–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1010 July 1997Basseterre Grenada1–12–11997 Caribbean Cup
112–1
121 April 1998Basseterre British Virgin Islands1–04–01998 Caribbean Cup qualification
1318 March 2000Basseterre Turks and Caicos Islands7–08–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1421 March 2000Basseterre Turks and Caicos Islands2–06–0
1522 April 2000Basseterre Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–21–2
161 March 2001Saint John's Dominican Republic1–02–12001 Caribbean Cup qualification
172–1
184 March 2001Saint John's Antigua and Barbuda2–02–2
1916 May 2001Tunapuna Haiti2–42–72001 Caribbean Cup
2020 May 2001Malabar Suriname3–04–0
2127 July 2002Basseterre Barbados3–0Friendly
2213 June 2004Bridgetown Barbados1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2310 October 2004Marabella Trinidad and Tobago1–21–5
2410 October 2010Kingstown Montserrat2–04–02010 Caribbean Cup qualification

Notes and references
  1. Keith Gumbs at National-Football-Teams
  2. "Liga Indonesia". Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  3. "Former St Kitts and Nevis international Keith Gumbs: 45, still loving it and set to face fellow Caribbean legend Usain Bolt". 29 August 2018.
  4. "Halaman anda tidak ditemukan - Bolasport.com".


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