Arnold Dwarika
Encyclopedia
Arnold Dwarika is a Trinidad and Tobago
football
player, who plays as a midfielder
for North East Stars
in the TT Pro League. He went to school at Malick Senior Comprehensive in Trinidad.
with Scottish
side East Fife and Asia
with Chinese
clubs Qingdao Hailifeng and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. He was until recently on the books at Joe Public
.
He has good skill and vision and can create and score goals. His two goals in T& T's 3-2 loss to the United States during the 1996 Gold Cup will be remembered for a long time by fans. He has been a regular member of the T& T senior squad since 1993, and also played an important role in the U-23 Olympic squad of 1996. He was not considered for the national side for some time after 2004, ruling him out of contention for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
, but had since returned to the team and played some games.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player, who plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for North East Stars
North East Stars
The North East Stars are a professional football team, which currently plays in Trinidad and Tobago's Pro League. The team currently plays in Sangre Grande Regional Complex, in Sangre Grande, Trinidad.-History:...
in the TT Pro League. He went to school at Malick Senior Comprehensive in Trinidad.
Career
Most of his career has been spent in his homeland in the TT Pro League but Dwarika has also had stints in EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
with Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
side East Fife and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
with Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
clubs Qingdao Hailifeng and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. He was until recently on the books at Joe Public
Joe Public F.C.
Joe Public Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago currently playing in the Pro League. Nicknamed the Eastern Lions, they are owned by former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner...
.
He has good skill and vision and can create and score goals. His two goals in T& T's 3-2 loss to the United States during the 1996 Gold Cup will be remembered for a long time by fans. He has been a regular member of the T& T senior squad since 1993, and also played an important role in the U-23 Olympic squad of 1996. He was not considered for the national side for some time after 2004, ruling him out of contention for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
, but had since returned to the team and played some games.
Honours
- TT Pro League winner's medal with Joe Public in 2006
- Trinidad & Tobago Footballer of the year 2001 1999 1998
- CFU Club Championship Joe PublicJoe Public F.C.Joe Public Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago currently playing in the Pro League. Nicknamed the Eastern Lions, they are owned by former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner...
2000, 1998 - Gold Cup Allstar team 2000
- TT Pro League Golden Boot winner 1999 (45 Goals)
- Caribbean Footballer of the Year in 1999