Warren "Laga" Archibald (born 1949) is a Trinidadian former soccer

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who spent one season in the United Soccer Association and nine in the

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, earning 1973 MVP honours. He also played professionally in Mexico and Haiti and was a mainstay of the Trinidad and Tobago national team from 1968 to 1976.

Professional

Archibald attended Saint Benedict's College in Trinidad. In 1967, he signed with the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1968, the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association to form the

. The Generals folded after the 1968 NASL season. Archibald left the NASL at this point and may have then played for

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in Mexico and

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in Haiti before signing with the Washington Darts of the NASL in 1970. During his time with the Darts, he was selected as a second-team NASL All-Star in both 1970 and 1971. In 1972, the Darts moved to Florida to become the

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. In 1973, the team was renamed the Toros. That season, Archibald was voted NASL MVP and a first- team All-Star. He was a second-team All-Star again in 1974. In 1976, Archibald began the season with the Toros but was traded after three games to the

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. He netted only once in fourteen games in Rochester. In April 1977, the Lancers released Archibald.

National team

Archibald was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago national team for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup when Trinidad and Tobago defeated Mexico by four goals to nil. The Trinidad and Tobago team had five goals controversially disallowed against Haiti and fell two points short of qualifying. He was first a regular with the Trinidad and Tobago national team from at least 17 November 1968/9 when it lost 4–0 to

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in World Cup qualifying until 28 November 1976 when it tied

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