Aurtis Whitley CM (born 1 May 1977) is a

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former professional

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who played as a

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. He captained the Trinidad and Tobago national team. As a member of the Trinidad and Tobago squad that competed at the

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in Germany, Whitley was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest

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of Trinidad and Tobago.

Club career

Whitley played for

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for nine years in the

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prior to his contract termination in September 2007 after comments by manager

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regarding the player's attendance at practices. Several days later, he was signed by rival club

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where he remains to date (as of July 2008). His previous clubs include Superstar Rangers and Vitoria Setubal.

International career

Whitley made his international debut for the

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(T&T) on 15 November 2005 in a 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against

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. He played most of T&T's qualification matches for the

in Germany when T&T qualified, its first ever qualification. He played at the World Cup in all of T&T three games. He was absent from the national team for all of 2007 along with other World Cup players due to a dispute over bonuses with the

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. He returned to the national team as captain for a friendly match against

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in March 2008 and has retained the captain's armband for all games since (as of July 2008).

International goals

:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Whitley goal.''

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* 1977 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago footballers Association football midfielders Trinidad and Tobago international footballers 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players San Juan Jabloteh F.C. players W Connection F.C. players TT Pro League players St. Ann's Rangers F.C. players Vitória F.C. players Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal Recipients of the Chaconia Medal {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub