Trinidad and Tobago footballer
Arnold Dwarika (born 23 August 1973 in Upper Santa Cruz, Trinidad ) is a retired Trinidadian football player, who played as a midfielder for the Trinidad and Tobago national team . 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 Europe with Scottish side East Fife and Asia with Chinese clubs Qingdao Hailifeng and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical .[ 1]
Dwarika scored two goals in Trinidad and Tobago's 3–2 loss to the United States during the 1996 Gold Cup. He was a regular member of the Trinidad and Tobago senior squad from 1993, and also played in the under-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 later returned to the team.
Honours
Defence Force
Al-Ansar
Joe Public
W Connection
North East Starts
Individual
CONCACAF Gold Cup Allstar team: 2000TT Pro League Golden Boot: 1999 (45 Goals)Caribbean Footballer of the Year: 1999
Trinidad & Tobago footballer of the year (3): 1998, 1999, 2001
International Goals
Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dwarika goal. [ 2]
List of international goals scored by Arnold Dwarika
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
30 May 1993
National Stadium , Kingston, JamaicaSaint Kitts and Nevis 3-2
3-2
1993 Caribbean Cup
2
14 April 1994
Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoSuriname 3-2
3-2
1994 Caribbean Cup
3
21 July 1995
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Saint Lucia 1-0
5-0
1995 Caribbean Cup
4
2-0
5
28 July 1995
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands 9-2
6
7
30 July 1995
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5-0
5-0
8
13 January 1996
Anaheim Stadium , Anaheim, United States of AmericaUnited States 1-0
2-3
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9
2-2
10
28 May 1996
Hasely Crawford Stadium , Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoSaint Kitts and Nevis 5-1
5-1
1996 Caribbean Cup
11
7 June 1996
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Cuba 1-0
2-0
12
5 June 1999
Hasely Crawford Stadium , Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoGrenada 4-0
7-0
1999 Caribbean Cup
13
11 June 1999
Haiti 1-0
6-1
14
8 September 1999
Miami Orange Bowl , Miami, United States of AmericaColombia 2-1
4-3
Friendly
15
15 February 2000
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles, United States of AmericaGuatemala 2-1
4-2
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16
20 February 2000
Qualcomm Stadium , San Diego, United States of AmericaCosta Rica 1-0
2-1
17
4 March 2000
Hasely Crawford Stadium , Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoNetherlands Antilles 4-0
5-0
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18
5-0
19
2 April 2000
Dominican Republic 1-0
3-0
20
3-0
21
7 May 2000
Haiti 2-0
3-1
22
4 July 2000
Cuba 4-1
4-1
Friendly
23
10 May 2001
Grenada 5-3
Friendly
24
15 May 2001
Larry Gomes Stadium , Malabar, Trinidad and TobagoBarbados 2-0
5-0
2001 Caribbean Cup
25
22 May 2001
Hasely Crawford Stadium , Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoCuba 1-0
2-0
26
25 May 2001
Haiti 3-0
3-0
27
23 April 2003
Stade Pierre-Aliker , Fort-de-France, MartiniqueMartinique 1-0
2-3
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
28
5 November 2008
Marvin Lee Stadium , Macoya, Trinidad and TobagoAntigua and Barbuda 2-1
3-2
2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
References
Sources
Trinidad and Tobago squads
