# Keith Griffith

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Barbadian footballer (1947–2025)

This article is about the Barbadian footballer. For the American activist, see [Keith Griffith (activist)](/source/Keith_Griffith_(activist)).

For those of a similar name, see [Keith Griffiths (disambiguation)](/source/Keith_Griffiths_(disambiguation)) and [Keith Griffin (disambiguation)](/source/Keith_Griffin_(disambiguation)).

Keith Griffith Personal information Date of birth 1947 (1947) Place of birth Saint James, Barbados Date of death 13 January 2025 (aged 77) International career Years Team Apps (Gls) Barbados 120[1] (?) Managerial career 1994 Barbados 1995–1997 Antigua and Barbuda (technical director) 1997–2000 Anguilla (technical director) 2000–2002 Cayman Islands (technical director) 2002–2008 Barbados 2008 Joe Public 2011 US Virgin Islands 2011–2013 US Virgin Islands (technical director)[2]

**Keith** "**Grell**" **Griffith** (1947 – 13 January 2025) was a Barbadian professional footballer and later technical director of the [US Virgin Island national team](/source/US_Virgin_Islands_national_soccer_team). Prior to this, Griffith was coach of the [Barbados national team](/source/Barbados_national_football_team), [Trinidad and Tobago](/source/Trinidad_and_Tobago)'s [Joe Public F.C.](/source/Joe_Public_F.C.), and technical director of [Antigua and Barbuda](/source/Antigua_and_Barbuda_national_football_team), [Anguilla](/source/Anguilla_national_football_team), and the [Cayman Islands](/source/Cayman_Islands_national_football_team).[3][4] Griffith has been called a "well-known hero on the Caribbean scene."[5]

Griffith was born in 1947,[6] and died on 13 January 2025, at the age of 77.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Gray, Aaron. ["USVI soccer team has big hopes riding on upcoming series with BVI"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141224065232/http://virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/usvi-soccer-team-has-big-hopes-riding-on-upcoming-series-with-bvi-1.1169606#axzz1msYrDYmw). Virgin Islands Daily News. Archived from [the original](http://virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/usvi-soccer-team-has-big-hopes-riding-on-upcoming-series-with-bvi-1.1169606#axzz1msYrDYmw) on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [US Virgin Islanders find a foothold](https://archive.today/20200817064241/https://www.fifa.com/news/virgin-islanders-find-foothold-1490215) fifa.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Gray, Aaron. ["USVI national soccer team impresses in first matches with new technical advisor"](http://virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/usvi-national-soccer-team-impresses-in-first-matches-with-new-technical-advisor). Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 21 February 2012.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Stuart, Ezra. ["St Kitts-Nevis football team play against Barbados at Antigua Recreation Ground"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120925141943/http://www.caribzones.com/antiguafootball06.html). Caribzone. Archived from [the original](http://www.caribzones.com/antiguafootball06.html) on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-US_Virgin_Islanders_find_a_foothold_5-0)** ["US Virgin Islanders find a foothold"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111015055430/http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/news/newsid=1490215/index.html). Fifa. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/worldranking/news/newsid=1490215/index.html) on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** De Freitas, Kern. ["Griffith: I was not fired"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141209065701/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Griffith__I_was_not_fired-115580519.html). Trinidad Express Newspapers. Archived from [the original](http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Griffith__I_was_not_fired-115580519.html) on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Football legend Grel passes on"](https://barbadostoday.bb/2025/01/14/football-legend-grel-passes-on/). Barbados Today. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

v t e Barbados national football team – managers Reid () Burke () Emmett () Kontoh () Millard (1992) Griffith (1994) Smith (1996) Sealy (1998) Beckles (2000) Yarde (2001) Griffith (2002) John (2003) Layne (2003–04) Doherty (2005) Sealy (2007–08) Griffith (2008) Jordan (2008–10) Forde (2011–14) Falopa (2014–15) Harewood (2015–18) Ahmed (2018–19) Latapy (2019–22) Costa (2022–23) Boycec (2023) Hallc (2024–) (c) = caretaker manager

v t e United States Virgin Islands national soccer team – managers Inurie (2000) Bugariu (2000–02) Ramírez (2003–04) Freeman (2004–08) Martin (2010) Griffith (2011) Jones (2011) Appleton (2014) Ahmed (2015–17) Martin (2017–18) Serrano (2018–19) Damiano (2019–24) Jones (2024–)

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