Densill Theobald
CM (born 27 June 1982) is a
Trinidadian
Trinidadians and Tobagonians, colloquially known as Trinis or Trinbagonians, are the people who are identified with the country of Trinidad and Tobago. The country is home to people of many different national, ethnic and religious origins. As a ...
former professional
footballer
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who played as a
central midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
and represented
Trinidad and Tobago national team 99 times, scoring twice.
Club career
Early career and moves to Europe
Theobald joined Scottish club
Falkirk in the summer
transfer window
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of 2005, after the recommendation of international team-mate
Russell Latapy
Russell Nigel Latapy CM (born 2 August 1968) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is currently the assistant coach of Macarthur. In a senior career which spanned more than twenty years at b ...
. Although he played regularly at international level, he never played a first team game for Falkirk and so he left the club and returned to
Caledonia AIA
Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium.
History
The Caledonia AIA Footba ...
, in the summer of 2007 he returned to Europe, and joined Hungarian team
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional football club, based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in 1905 and has been relegat ...
.
Theobald joined the Seattle Sounders for a trial in February 2009, but did not make the club's roster.
Dempo
On 16 January 2012, it was officially announced that after terms were agreed with Újpest and Caledonia AIA that Theobald has signed for
Dempo SC
Dempo Sports Club, or simply known as Dempo, is an Indian professional football club based in Panjim, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. The club is owned and sponsored by the Dempo Mining Corporation Limited. Popularly known ...
in the
I-League
The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...
in India.
Royal Wahingdoh
In December 2014, Theobald signed for newly promoted
I-League
The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...
club
Royal Wahingdoh form
Shillong
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for one season. He appeared in all games for Wahingdoh, and the team ended their debut season in third position with 30 points after 20 league matches.
Sporting De Goa
In December 2015, Theobald signed for
Sporting de Goa.
Mumbai FC
In January 2017, he signed with another
I-League
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club
Mumbai FC
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.
International career
Theobald was a regular member of the
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
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and played in all three of the country's World Cup games at the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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.
Following the retirements of
Dwight Yorke
Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian former professional footballer and current manager of Australian A-League club Macarthur FC. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester Uni ...
and
Dennis Lawrence
Dennis William Lawrence CM (born 1 August 1974) is a Trinidad and Tobago former professional footballer and current first-team coach at Coventry City. He was the manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team from 2017 to 2019. Prior to coa ...
from international football, Theobald has since been named captain of the 'Soca Warriors'.
He appeared in several editions of
Caribbean Cup
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and he was in the squad of Trinidad's silver medal winning team at the
2012 Caribbean Cup
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, where they lost in the final to
Cuba
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.
Personal life
As a member of
the squad that competed at the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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in Germany, Theobald was awarded the
Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest
state decoration
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*Civil awards and decorations
*Military awards and decorations
See also
* State order
...
of Trinidad and Tobago.
Honours
Morvant Caledonia United
Densill Theobald: Trinidad and Tobago player profile
''soccerway.com''. Retrieved 30 June 2021
*TT Pro League
The TT Pro League (formerly known as the Professional Football League) is the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division in the Trinidad ...
: 2017, runner-up 2012–13
Central
*TT League Cup: 2018
*TT Pro League: runner-up 2018
*Charity Shield: runner-up 2018
W Connection
* CFU Club Championship: 2012
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Royal Wahingdoh
*I-League
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: third place 2014–15
Trinidad & Tobago
*Caribbean Cup
The Caribbean Cup was the championship tournament for national association football teams that are members of the Caribbean Football Union. The first competition, established by Shell and run by former England Cricket fast bowler Fred Rumsey, wa ...
: runner-up 2012
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Individual
* Chaconia Medal
The Chaconia Medal is the second highest state decoration of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Established in 1969, the medal honours long and meritorious service to promote national welfare or community spirit. It is awarded in three classes: ...
Gold Class, 2006
References
External links
Densill Theobald
at www.infogol.net
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1982 births
Living people
Trinidad and Tobago footballers
Trinidad and Tobago international footballers
Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers
Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in India
Falkirk F.C. players
Újpest FC players
Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
TT Pro League players
Morvant Caledonia United players
Toronto (Mississauga) Olympians players
Joe Public F.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Hungary
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2006 FIFA World Cup players
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Dempo SC players
I-League players
Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Expatriate footballers in India
Recipients of the Chaconia Medal
Association football midfielders