World Cup South Africa 2010
History - Groups - Players - Venues
Favorite Players by Country (Germany 2006)
Group B - Trinidad and Tobago:
Dwight Yorke
Place of Birth: Cannan, Tobago
Date of Birth: November 3th, 1971
Position: Striker
Clubs: Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney
Dwight Yorke was first discovered by Graham Taylor, at the time the Aston Villa manager, on a tour of the West Indies in 1989. Yorke’s brilliant performances earned him a £12.6 million transfer to Manchester United in August 1998. Yorke appeared for Aston Villa on 231 occasions scoring 97 times. He is the 12th top goal scorer in the history of the club.
In his first three seasons, Yorke was a key player in guiding his club to three successive Premiership titles including a unique treble of the Premiership title, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League, and at the same time forming a deadly attacking partnership with Andy Cole. Yorke was joint top scorer of the Premiership in the 1998-99 season. Yorke made 95 league appearances for Manchester United, scoring 47 goals. In 2001-02, Yorke lost his place in the line-up following the arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Yorke is currently training with Manchester United in a bid to stay fit for the upcoming World Cup. Although, he is still contracted to Sydney, Yorke may be called to the FA to allow a short term contract although not currently in a transfer window.
Dwight Yorke has been capped 59 times for the Trinidad and Tobago team, scoring 26 goals. He retired from international football in 2001 with his friend Russell Latapy after a fiasco with the coach. He then returned to the team for the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, in which the team qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time in their history over Bahrain. Dwight Yorke is the current captain of the Trinidad and Tobago National team.
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