Arnold Dwarika (born 23 August 1973 in Upper Santa Cruz,

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) is a retired Trinidadian

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player, who played as a

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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

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but Dwarika has also had stints in Europe with Scottish side East Fife and Asia with Chinese clubs

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and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. 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

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, but later returned to the team.

Honours

Defence Force

* TT National League ** Winner: 1993

Al-Ansar

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...

** Winner: 1997

Joe Public

CFU Club Championship The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). ...

** Winner (2): 1998, 2000 ** Runner-up: 2007 *

** Winner: 2006 *

Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy The Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, is the premier knockout tournament for teams in Trinidad and Tobago that is open to all clubs affiliated with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association. The FA Trophy is the oldest football competition in Tr ...

** Winner: 2007 *

Trinidad and Tobago Classic The Trinidad and Tobago Classic, or commonly known as the TOYOTA Classic, is a knockout tournament for teams in Trinidad and Tobago's TT Pro League and National Super League. The football competition began in 2005, with TOYOTA as the primary spo ...

** Winner: 2007 * Kashif & Shanghai Knockout Tournament ** Winner: 2007

W Connection

** Winner: 2003 *

Trinidad and Tobago League Cup The Trinidad and Tobago League Cup, or commonly known as the First Citizens Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the League Cup style football competition open for Trinidad and Tobago teams competing in the country's TT Pro League. Similar to the FA Tr ...

** Winner: 2005 *

Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl The Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl, or commonly known as the Digicel Pro Bowl for sponsorship reasons, is a knockout football tournament for teams in the TT Pro League. The competition is played during May following the conclusion of the Pro League ...

** Runner-up: 2005

North East Starts

** Runner-up: 2011

Individual

CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Ameri ...

Allstar team: 2000 *

Golden Boot: 1999 (45 Goals) * Caribbean Footballer of the Year: 1999 * Trinidad & Tobago footballer of the year (3): 1998, 1999, 2001

References

Sources

* * 1973 births Expatriate footballers in Scotland Living people Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers Trinidad and Tobago footballers Trinidad and Tobago international footballers East Fife F.C. players Joe Public F.C. players Scottish Football League players China League One players Guangzhou F.C. players TT Pro League players Expatriate footballers in China Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in China 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Association football midfielders 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub