Hayden Tinto (born 31 August 1985) is a

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Career

Tinto began his career with Caledonia AIA and joined in 2009 to league rival Joe Public.

Attributes

He has achieved wide acclaim for his skill and is sometimes called from Fans the "Caribbean

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International career

Tinto scored the first international goal for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in

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Music career

He is also a trained classical

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ist and has poured thousands of his own dollars into the "Hayden Tinto Academy of Fiddling" in downtown

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to provide poor young Trinidadians opportunities to learn to play stringed instruments.

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* 1985 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers Men's association football midfielders TT Pro League players Morvant Caledonia United players Joe Public F.C. players Central F.C. players Footballers from Port of Spain {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub