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David Atiba Charles CM (born 29 September 1977) 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 A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who played as a defender for several clubs as well as the Trinidad and Tobago national team. In 2006 he left
W Connection W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...
to join Northern Irish club Glenavon. He was a regular for the Trinidad and Tobago national team during his career and was included in their squad for the
2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...
in Germany. Along with the other players on the 2006 World Cup squad, Charles was awarded the
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: ...
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* 1977 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago footballers Association football defenders Trinidad and Tobago international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players USL First Division players Rochester New York FC players W Connection F.C. players TT Pro League players Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers Expatriate association footballers in Northern Ireland Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Recipients of the Chaconia Medal {{Trinidad-footy-bio-stub