Evans Wise CM (born November 23, 1973) 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

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who played as a

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. His first professional club was the Tampa Bay Mutiny, who drafted him fourth overall in the

1996 MLS Supplemental Draft The 1996 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft was held on March 4, 1996, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. History As Major League Soccer prepared for its first season, the league began stocking teams with players. As the teams were being created at ...

. Wise has 18 caps and three goals for the

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. He was called up to for the

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in Germany, replacing the injured Silvio Spann. As a member of the squad that competed at the World Cup, Wise was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest

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of Trinidad and Tobago.

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* 1973 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Major League Soccer players Bundesliga players USL League Two players A-League (1995–2004) players MCCC Vikings men's soccer players Tampa Bay Mutiny players New England Revolution players MLS Pro-40 players SSV Ulm 1846 players SV Elversberg players SV Wacker Burghausen players Joe Public F.C. players SV Waldhof Mannheim players Fredericksburg Hotspur players Fredericksburg FC players Recipients of the Chaconia Medal Tampa Bay Mutiny draft picks Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Footballers from Port of Spain {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub