Angus Eve (born 23 February 1972) is a Trinidadian former professional
footballer
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who was most recently the head coach of the
Trinidad and Tobago national team. With 117 caps he is his country's most capped player of all time.
Playing career
Eve played with
Joe Public of Trinidad, on loan from
Chester City of England. Eve is Chester's most capped player, although many of his caps were won while out on loan and he only made 14
Football League
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appearances for Chester in the
1999–2000 season. They were relegated at the end of the season, with Eve missing several games because of international duty.
Eve made his debut for the
Trinidad and Tobago national team in a 4 April 1994
Copa Caribe game against
Barbados
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. He went on to become a monumental figure for the national team. He earned 117
caps
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in those years, scoring 34 goals, and helped lead the team in three different rounds of
World Cup
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qualifiers. He retired from international football after not being considered for the Trinidad and Tobago squad for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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.
Eve joined
San Juan Jabloteh prior to the 2001 Trinidad season as a defender.
Managerial career
Eve was an assistant coach at San Juan Jabloteh, working with former England international
Terry Fenwick. In April 2009 he joined
Ma Pau Stars as the assistant coach.
On 26 May 2011, he was appointed manager for the
Trinidad and Tobago U23 for the Olympic Qualifiers that were played in July 2011.
On 15 June 2021, Eve was appointed interim head coach of the
Trinidad and Tobago national team following the dismissal of Fenwick who failed to guide the team past the first round of the
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Par ...
. He was officially named head coach of the national team as well as the
Trinidad and Tobago U20 on 2 September 2021. Eve left the job on 31 July 2024.
Career statistics
''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Eve goal.''
See also
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List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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References
External links
List of caps Eve won while with Chester City(archived 14 December 2007) – ''chester-city.co.uk''
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1972 births
Living people
Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers
20th-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen
FIFA Men's Century Club
Men's association football midfielders
English Football League players
Chester City F.C. players
San Juan Jabloteh F.C. players
TT Pro League players
TT Pro League managers
Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers
Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Trinidad and Tobago football managers
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers
2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers
Association football coaches