Charles Gbeke

Early years

Although Gbeke was born in Ivory Coast, he grew up in Montreal and is a citizen of Canada. From 1999 to 2001, Gbeke played in France for the Troyes AC reserves and in Brazil with clubs Comercial and S. E. Matsubara. During the 2001 season he played with Vancouver Whitecaps and with the Seattle Sounders. On May 2, 2003, he signed a contract with Ottawa Wizards of the CPSL. During the 2003 CPSL season he helped the team go undefeated allowing the club to clinch its third consecutive division title. Unfortunately the Wizards ran into problems with the CPSL administration which prevented the club in competing in the Open Canada Cup tournament and postseason. His personal achievement was finishing the season as the club's top goalscorer with 10 goals. In 2004, with Ottawa facing revocation from the league, Gbeke was loan to the Toronto Lynx. He would make his debut for the club on June 13, 2004 against the Atlanta Silverbacks, the match marked the return of Gbeke to the A-League. Coincidentally he would record his first goal for the Lynx against his former club the Vancouver Whitecaps. Though his tenure with the Toronto club was rather short, nonetheless he proved to be an effective striker forming a solid partnership with Ali Gerba. He would conclude his season with the Lynx as their second highest goal scorer with six goals. He finished off the season with the Hamilton Thunder, where he scored his first goal in his debut match against London City. He helped…

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

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

Charles Gbeke is teacher of a soccer school (BK Football Academy) in Laranjeiras do Sul – Paraná – Brazil.