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{{Short description|Trinidadian footballer (born 1968)}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2020}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Russell Latapy
| image = 
| fullname = Russell Nigel Latapy<ref>{{cite book |title=The Bell's Scottish Football Review 2005.06 |year=2005 |publisher=Cre8 Publishing |isbn=9-780954-855611 |page=24}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|8|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad]]
| height = 1.70 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] (assistant coach)
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1987–1988
| clubs1 = [[United Petrotrin|Trintoc]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1989–1990
| clubs2 = [[Port Morant United F.C.|Port Morant United]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 1990–1994
| clubs3 = [[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica]]
| caps3 = 127
| goals3 = 32
| years4 = 1994–1996
| clubs4 = [[FC Porto|Porto]]
| caps4 = 40
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 1996–1998
| clubs5 = [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]]
| caps5 = 40
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 1998–2001
| clubs6 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| caps6 = 84
| goals6 = 22
| years7 = 2001–2003
| clubs7 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps7 = 23
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2003
| clubs8 = [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2003–2009
| clubs9 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
| caps9 = 166
| goals9 = 24
| years10 = 2009
| clubs10 = [[Morvant Caledonia United|Caledonia AIA]]
| caps10 = 6
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2011
| clubs11 = [[Edinburgh City F.C.|Edinburgh City]]
| caps11 = 0
| goals11 = 0
| totalcaps = 493
| totalgoals = 92
| nationalyears1 = 1988–2009
| nationalteam1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| nationalcaps1 = 81
| nationalgoals1 = 29
| manageryears1 = 2007–2009
| managerclubs1 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2009
| managerclubs2 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2009–2011
| managerclubs3 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| manageryears4 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs4 = [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs5 = [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness CT]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2017
| managerclubs6 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] (assistant)
| manageryears7 = 2019–2022
| managerclubs7 = [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]
| manageryears8 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs8 = [[Macarthur FC|Macarthur]] (assistant)
| manageryears9 = 2024- 
| managerclubs9 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] (assistant)
}}

'''Russell Nigel Latapy''' [[Chaconia Medal|CM]] (born 2 August 1968) is a Trinidadian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]], and is currently the assistant coach of [[Macarthur FC|Macarthur]]. In a senior career which spanned more than twenty years at both club and international level, he played in Portugal (eight years with three clubs, most notably [[FC Porto|Porto]]) and Scotland (eleven seasons representing four teams, [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] and [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]).

Latapy gained 81 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]]. As a member of [[Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 FIFA World Cup|the squad]] that competed at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany, Latapy was awarded the [[Chaconia Medal|Chaconia Medal (Gold Class)]], the second highest [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Trinidad and Tobago|state decoration]] of Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>{{cite web |title=Birchall and Bell up for award |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/11/13/midlands_sports_awards_feature.shtml |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born in [[Port of Spain]], Latapy was first noted playing organised football at under-10 level. As a youth he played in the Trinidad and Tobago Secondary School's Football League, and was called up to the national under-16 and under-19 teams.

When he was 19 years old, Latapy had an opportunity to attend [[Florida International University]], but he chose to continue with his football career. This decision was supported by his mother despite the fact that in the 1980s very few Trinidadians were noted to have had careers in the sport that allowed them to earn a decent living.<ref name="THE MAN">{{cite news|url=http://legacy.guardian.co.tt/archives/2005-10-15/SA-3.html|title=Latapy – the man, his moments, his dreams|work=[[Trinidad Guardian]]|date=12 October 2005|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Portugal===
In 1990, aged 22, after playing in his country and in [[Jamaica]], Latapy moved to [[Portugal]] and signed for [[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica de Coimbra]], playing four years in the [[Liga de Honra|second division]]. During his spell in [[Coimbra]], he appeared in nearly 150 official games, and scored eighteen goals in his last two seasons combined, but the club failed to win promotion. He also credited coach Vítor Manuel as one of the coaches he admired the most.<ref name="THE MAN"/>

Latapy's performances with Académica saw him signed by [[FC Porto]]. Under [[Bobby Robson]], he helped the club to back-to-back [[Primeira Liga|national championships]], being used regularly in [[1995–96 Primeira Liga|his second year]] (twenty-six games, five goals). Also, he earned the distinction of being the first Trinidadian to play in the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/52785_LATAPY_Russell.html Russell Latapy]; FIFA.com  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617182141/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/52785_LATAPY_Russell.html |date=17 June 2006 }}</ref>

In summer of 1996, Latapy signed with [[Porto|city]] neighbours [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista FC]]. On 29 October, he scored twice in a 5–0 home win against [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi]] in [[1996–97 UEFA Cup|that season]]'s [[UEFA Europa League]] (5–1 on aggregate), and was also part of the squad that won the campaign's [[Taça de Portugal|Portuguese Cup]], even though he did not play in the final against [[S.L. Benfica]] (3–2).

===Scotland===
In the 1998 off-season, Latapy was recruited by manager [[Alex McLeish]] to join [[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]] side [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]. He quickly became a fan favourite at his new club and earned numerous team accolades, including two ''Player of the Year'' awards and a ''Scottish Division 1 Player of the Year'' award; he also contributed with six goals in twenty-three games in an eventual [[1998–99 Scottish First Division|promotion]] to the [[Scottish Premier League|Premier League]], as champions.

Despite his contributions, Latapy was sacked from Hibernian early in 2001 after a night that began with him socialising with countryman and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] player [[Dwight Yorke]], and ended with him being charged by police for drunk driving. The incident represented a breach of the code of conduct for Hibernian players, who were forbidden to drink for 48 hours before a match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/1328860.stm|title=Latapy axed by Hibs|department=[[BBC Sport]]|date=22 May 2001|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="STORY 3">{{cite news|url=http://legacy.guardian.co.tt/archives/2003-05-07/mws1.html|author=Katrina Tweedie|title=The Russell Latapy story – Part III: The 'lime' that soured Latapy's career|work=Trinidad Guardian|date=7 May 2003|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> It was around this time that both players quit international football after being dropped from the starting line-up by national coach [[Renê Simões]], after they failed to show up for a training session.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1413629.stm|title=Yorke and Latapy quit|department=BBC Sport|date=29 June 2001|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> Despite this, he was still shortlisted for [[PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year (lower leagues)|SPFA Player of the Year]] in 2001.<ref>{{ cite news | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/20010420/267/0020 | title = Scotland has become a foreign regio  | newspaper = [[The Scotsman]] | date = 20 April 2001 | access-date = 1 May 2022 | url-access=subscription | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] }}</ref> 

Following his dismissal from Hibernian, Latapy was signed by [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], who were managed by [[Dick Advocaat]]. He failed to reproduce his best form at [[Ibrox Stadium]], even when McLeish replaced the Dutchman at the helm of the club – the new manager expressed a desire to field younger players, Latapy was 34; in addition to his age, his partying tendencies also did little to put him in favour with the coach, and he eventually left in January 2003.<ref name="STORY 3"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/2658803.stm|title=Gers to pay off Latapy|department=BBC Sport|date=14 January 2003|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>

Latapy finished the [[2002–03 Scottish Premier League|2002–03 season]] with fellow league team [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2785499.stm|title=Latapy joins United|department=BBC Sport|date=21 February 2003|access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref> In the summer, he was brought to [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] by manager [[John Hughes (footballer born 1964)|John Hughes]], his former teammate at Hibs, who had 'tracked him down' in Portugal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/2990428.stm|title=Falkirk snap up Latapy|work=BBC Sport|date=14 June 2003|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> The veteran started strongly, scoring a total of fourteen league goals in his first two seasons, and was an essential component of the team as they [[2004–05 Scottish First Division|returned to the top flight in 2005]], as champions. In the process, he was awarded the First Division [[Scottish Football League monthly awards#2004–05|'Player of the Month' for April]] and was again named the league's ''Player of the Year''.

Latapy received another individual award in 2006, this time the [[List of Scottish Premier League monthly award winners#2006–07|SPL 'Player of the Month' for August]]. The ''Bairns'' once again retained their top division status in [[2008–09 Scottish Premier League|2008–09]], but he only appeared in three games, leaving the club in January 2009 at nearly 41 after 194 competitive appearances (29 goals), and signed with [[Caledonia AIA]] in his homeland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://caledoniaaia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=2|title=Latapy to star in Pro League|access-date=4 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427065423/http://caledoniaaia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=2|archive-date=27 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Latapy was inducted into the 'Falkirk Hall of Fame' on 29 November 2008. To mark this occasion the club hosted a 'Russell Latapy Day'.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/little-magician-is-to-be-honoured-by-supporters-1-294326|title=Little Magician is to be honoured by supporters|work=[[Falkirk Herald]]|date=13 November 2008|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> In October 2011, at 43, he came out of retirement to sign for [[East of Scotland Football League]]'s [[Edinburgh City F.C.|Edinburgh City]], ahead of their [[Scottish Cup]] tie against [[Irvine Meadow XI F.C.|Irvine Meadow]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/ex-hibs-ace-latapy-returns-to-scottish-football-1-1918140|title=Ex-Hibs ace Latapy returns to Scottish football|work=[[Edinburgh Evening News]]|first=David|last=Hardie|date=19 October 2011|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>

==International career==
Latapy's debut for [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] was on 30 October 1988, in a 0–0 home draw against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|qualifiers]].<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/latapy-intlg.html|title=Russell Latapy – Goals in International Matches|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> He was part of the squad known as the ''Strike Squad'' whom, needing only one point in its last game to qualify for the finals in Italy, was defeated 1–0 at home by the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/component/content/article/3940.html|title=The story of our 2006 World Cup success|publisher=Soca Warriors|date=25 November 2005|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>

In 2005, after four years without one single appearance, Latapy returned to the national team following the intervention of his friend Yorke – who had done the same the previous year – and [[FIFA]] vice-president [[Jack Warner (football executive)|Austin "Jack" Warner]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/archives/2005-08-23/sports1.html|title=Latapy's back|work=Trinidad Guardian|date=23 August 2005|access-date=4 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231553/http://www.guardian.co.tt/archives/2005-08-23/sports1.html|archive-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> His first match in his second spell was a 3–2 home win over [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] in which he scored, and he took part in a further five contests in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 World Cup qualifying campaign]], including both games in the decisive playoffs against [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]], with the ''Soca Warriors'' qualifying to the [[FIFA World Cup]] for the first time in its history.

Latapy's input in the finals in Germany consisted of 25 minutes in the 2–0 loss against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]], in an eventual group stage exit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/GUESTS/peter20060622.html|title=Exit, center stage|publisher=Planet World Cup|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> The national team returned to a hero's welcome at [[Piarco International Airport]] in Trinidad and, in recognition of their achievements, each member of the team was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's second highest honour, the [[National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago|Chaconia Medal in gold]], and [[Trinidad and Tobago dollar|TT$]]1,000,000 (roughly US$160,000 at the time).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opm.gov.tt/news/index.php?pid=2002&nid=r060626|title=Prime Minister Manning clarifies rewards to Soca Warriors|publisher=Office of the Prime Minister: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago|date=26 June 2006|access-date=4 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607040115/http://www.opm.gov.tt/news/index.php?pid=2002&nid=r060626|archive-date=7 June 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Coaching career==

===Trinidad & Tobago===
Latapy became assistant to Trinidad and Tobago manager [[Francisco Maturana]] and, following the Colombian's resignation in April 2009, was appointed his successor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/latapy-is-trinidad-s-new-head-coach-1-1033696|title=Latapy is Trinidad's new head coach|work=[[The Scotsman]]|date=9 April 2009|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/senior-team-news/8283-the-rise-fall-a-future-of-a-tat-football-legend.html|title=The rise, fall & future of a T&T football legend|publisher=Soca Warriors|date=8 December 2010|access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> In his first game on 6 June, the team lost 3–2 at home to [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] in [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] qualifying, thereby falling to last in the group.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coach Latapy not giving up hope on Soca Warriors |url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2009/06/08/coach-latapy-not-giving-up-hope-on-soca-warriors/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=[[Guyana Chronicle]] |date=8 June 2009}}</ref> 

On 13 January 2011, it was confirmed by the [[Trinidad and Tobago Football Association]] that Latapy would cease his duties as national manager, as the team failed to qualify to the [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] after being eliminated before the semi-final stage of the [[2010 Caribbean Cup]]. In his 23 games in charge, he recorded nine wins, three draws and eleven losses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/8407-latapy-and-technical-staff-out.html|title=Latapy and technical staff out|publisher=Soca Warriors|date=13 January 2011|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>

===Assistant===
In January 2014, Latapy was working as an assistant coach for former club Boavista.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/detalhe/latapy-quero-conquistar-espaco-como-tecnico-831264.html|title=Latapy: "Quero conquistar espaço como técnico"|trans-title=Latapy: "I want to make room for myself as a manager"|work=[[Record (Portuguese newspaper)|Record]]|language=pt|date=4 July 2013|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref> He then linked up again with [[John Hughes (footballer born 1964)|John Hughes]], becoming his assistant at [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/inverness-caley-thistle-closing-deal-3006907|title=Inverness Caley Thistle closing in on deal to appoint Russell Latapy as John Hughes' assistant|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|date=10 January 2014|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1169-Latapy-Arrives|title=Latapy arrives|publisher=Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|date=24 January 2014|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>

Latapy helped Inverness win the [[2014–15 Scottish Cup]].<ref name="Left">{{cite news|url=http://ictfc.com/news/team-news/1577-russell-latapy|title=Russell Latapy|publisher=Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC|date=9 July 2015|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref> He left the club in July 2015, as he sought to become a manager in his own right.<ref name="Left"/>

On 2 January 2017, Latapy became an assistant coach of the Soca Warriors where he worked along with its head coach [[Tom Saintfiet]] at the [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/2017-01-02/coach-latapy-joins-warriors|title=Coach Latapy joins Warriors|work=Trinidad Guardian|date=2 January 2017|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>

===Barbados===
On 1 April 2019, Latapy became manager of the [[Barbados national football team|Barbados national team]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/239104/thumbs-latapy|title=Thumbs Up For Latapy|work=Nation News|date=30 March 2019|access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.concacafnationsleague.com/en/article/barbados-boss-russell-latapy-on-the-cnl-there-are-only-benefits Barbados boss Russell Latapy on the CNL: “There are only benefits”] concacafnationsleague.com</ref> His team won promotion from the [[2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C]] on goal difference after a 3–0 final-day win over the [[Cayman Islands national football team|Cayman Islands]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Latapy's Tridents promoted to League B |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/latapy-s-tridents-promoted-to-league-b/article_aa7af2d2-0cc2-11ea-8dfc-b3d85b52c05f.html |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=[[Trinidad Express]] |date=21 November 2019}}</ref> but fell 8–1 to [[Bermuda national football team|Bermuda]] in the ensuing [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification|qualification]] first round.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gilkes |first1=Renaldo |title=Tridents head coach defends team selection |url=https://barbados.loopnews.com/content/latapy-result-not-due-team-selection |access-date=19 June 2022 |publisher=Loop News |date=15 July 2021}}</ref> He left in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbados Football Association - Barbados |url=http://www.barbadosfa.com/news/?page=blogdisplay&ID=1784 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=www.barbadosfa.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
|[[1998–99 Hibernian F.C. season|1998–99]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|15265|1998}}</ref>
|[[Scottish First Division]]
|23||6||2||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||7
|-
|[[1999–2000 Hibernian F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|15265|1999}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|28||9||4||3||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||12
|-
|[[2000–01 Hibernian F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|15265|2000}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|33||7||4||0||2||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||39||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!84!!22!!10!!4!!4!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!98!!29
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[2001–02 Rangers F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|15265|2001}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|16||5||3||0||3||0||7||0||colspan="2"|–||29||5
|-
|[[2002–03 Rangers F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="sb2002">{{Soccerbase season|15265|2002}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|7||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!23!!5!!3!!0!!3!!0!!8!!0!!0!!0!!37!!5
|-
|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|[[2002–03 Dundee United F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="sb2002"/>
|Scottish Premier League
|7||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||0
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
|[[2003–04 Falkirk F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|15265|2003}}</ref>
|Scottish First Division
|32||7||2||0||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||36||8
|-
|[[2004–05 Falkirk F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|15265|2004}}</ref>
|Scottish First Division
|32||7||1||0||8||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||41||11
|-
|[[2005–06 Falkirk F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|15265|2005}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|30||2||3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||2
|-
|[[2006–07 Falkirk F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|15265|2006}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|37||6||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||42||6
|-
|[[2007–08 Falkirk F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|15265|2007}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|32||2||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||2
|-
|[[2008–09 Falkirk F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|15265|2008}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|3||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!166!!24!!9!!0!!18!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!193!!29
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!280!!51!!22!!4!!25!!8!!8!!0!!0!!0!!335!!63
|}

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Latapy goal.''<ref name="rsssf"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Russell Latapy
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"|1||rowspan="2"|23 May 1991||rowspan="2"|[[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]||rowspan="2"|{{fb|DOM}}||align="center"|4–0||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–0||rowspan="2"|[[1991 Caribbean Cup#Final tournament|1991 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|2||align="center"|7–0
|-
|align="center"|3||25 May 1991||Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica||{{fb|MTQ|snake}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|1–0||1991 Caribbean Cup
|-
|align="center"|4||rowspan="2"|30 May 1991||rowspan="2"|Independence Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica||rowspan="2"|{{fb|GUY}}||align=center |1–0||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1||rowspan="2"|1991 Caribbean Cup
|-
|align="center"|5||align="center"|3–1
|-
|align="center"|6||19 April 1992||[[Hadely Court Stadium]], [[Bridgetown]], [[Barbados]]||{{fb|BRB}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–1||[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)#Caribbean Zone|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|7||rowspan="2"|21 June 1992||rowspan="2"|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]||rowspan="2"|{{fb|ATG}}||align="center"|3–0||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–0||rowspan="2"|[[1992 Caribbean Cup#Final tournament|1992 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|8||align="center"|5–0
|-
|align="center"|9||27 June 1992||Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago||{{fb|JAM}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|3–1||1992 Caribbean Cup
|-
|align="center"|10||rowspan="3"|21 June 1992||rowspan="3"|Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago||rowspan="3"|{{fb|NOR}}||align="center"|1–2||rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3–2||rowspan="3"|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|11||align="center"|2–2
|-
|align="center"|12||align="center"|3–2
|-
|align="center"|13||rowspan="2"|10 January 1996||rowspan="2"|[[Anaheim Stadium]], [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], [[United States]]||rowspan="2"|{{fb|SLV}}||align="center"|1–2||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–3||rowspan="2"|[[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|14||align="center"|2–2
|-
|align="center"|15||24 May 1996||Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago||{{fb|JAM}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|1–0||[[1996 Caribbean Cup#Final tournament|1996 Caribbean Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|16||rowspan="2"|26 May 1996||rowspan="2"|[[Industry Park]], [[Palo Seco, Trinidad|Palo Seco]], Trinidad and Tobago||rowspan="2"|{{fb|SUR}}||align="center"|1–0||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0||rowspan="2"|1996 Caribbean Cup
|-
|align="center"|17||align="center"|2–0
|-
|align="center"|18||rowspan="3"|28 May 1996||rowspan="3"|Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago||rowspan="3"|{{fb|SKN}}||align="center"|1–0||rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3–2||rowspan="3"|1996 Caribbean Cup
|-
|align="center"|19||align="center"|2–0
|-
|align="center"|20||align="center"|4–1
|-
|align="center"|21||rowspan="2"|15 June 1996||rowspan="2"|[[Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez]], [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]]||rowspan="2"|{{fb|DOM}}||align="center"|1–0||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1||rowspan="2"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)#Caribbean zone|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|22||align="center"|3–1
|-
|align="center"|23||23 June 1996||Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago||{{fb|DOM}}||align="center"|8–0||align="center"|8–0||1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|align="center"|24||15 February 2000||[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], United States||{{fb|GUA}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|4–2||[[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|25||23 July 2000||Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago||{{fb|MEX}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|1–0||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|26||3 September 2000||[[Queen's Park Oval]], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago||{{fb|CAN}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|4–0||2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
|align="center"|27||16 June 2001||Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago||{{fb|HON|1949}}||align="center"|1–3||align="center"|2–4||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|28||3 September 2005||Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago||{{fb|GUA}}||align="center"|1–1|| align="center"|3–2||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|29||15 October 2008||Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago||{{fb|USA}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–1||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Managerial statistics==

{{Updated|match played 12 June 2022}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record
!rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|[[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
|April 2009
|April 2011
{{WDL|23|9|3|11|for=33|against=35|diff=yes}}
|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
|align=left|[[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]
|align=left|April 2019
|align=left|June 2022
{{WDL|20|5|2|13|for=21|against=45|diff=yes}}
|
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
{{WDLtot|43|14|5|24|for=54|against=80|diff=yes}}
!
|}

==Honours==
'''Porto'''
*[[Primeira Liga]]: [[1994–95 Primeira Liga|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Primeira Liga|1995–96]]<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*[[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]]: [[1994 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|1994]]

'''Boavista'''
*[[Taça de Portugal]]: [[1997 Taça de Portugal Final|1996–97]]<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*[[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]]: [[1997 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|1997]]<ref name="HONOURS"/>

'''Hibernian'''
*[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]: [[1998–99 Scottish First Division|1998–99]]<ref name="HONOURS"/>

'''Rangers'''
*[[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2001–02 Scottish League Cup|2001–02]]

'''Falkirk'''
*Scottish First Division: [[2004–05 Scottish First Division|2004–05]]<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]: [[2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup|2004–05]]<ref name="HONOURS"/>

'''Trinidad and Tobago'''
*[[Caribbean Cup]]: [[1992 Caribbean Cup|1992]], [[1996 Caribbean Cup|1996]]

'''Individual'''
*T&T Footballer of the Year in 1989, 1996<ref name="HONOURS">[http://www.guardian.co.tt/archives/2006-05-13/SA-1.html Magician disappears] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231646/http://www.guardian.co.tt/archives/2006-05-13/SA-1.html |date=26 September 2007 }}; Trinidad Guardian, 10 May 2006</ref>
*[[Scottish Premier League]]: Player of the Month [[2006–07 Scottish Premier League|August 2006]]<ref name="HONOURS"/><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/5327384.stm Latapy, 38, named player of month]; BBC Sport, 8 September 2006</ref>
*[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]: Player of the Year [[1998–99 Scottish First Division|1998–99]], [[2004–05 Scottish First Division|2004–05]]<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]: Player of the Month [[2004–05 Scottish First Division|April 2005]]<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] Player of the Year in 1998–99, 1999–2000<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*T&T [[Chaconia Medal|Chaconia Medal Gold]] (World Cup qualifying squad) in 1989<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*T&T [[Chaconia Medal|Chaconia Medal Gold]] (World Cup Finals squad) in 2006<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*T&T [[Hummingbird Medal|Hummingbird Medal Gold]] (for Sport) in 1996<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*[[Edinburgh Evening News]] Sports Personality of the Year in 1999<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*[[Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee|T&T Olympic Committee]] Sports Personality of the Year in 2000<ref name="HONOURS"/>P
*Nominated for the [[BBC Scotland]]'s [[Off the Ball (radio series)|''Off The Ball'']] Overseas Player of the Year in 2004<ref name="HONOURS"/>
*Best XI [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup#Best XI|2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-07-03|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup#Best XI|reason= The anchor (Best XI) [[Special:Diff/1227553710|has been deleted]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ForaDeJogo}}
*{{Soccerbase}}
*{{NFT|11046}}
*{{FIFA|52785}}

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