Theodore Whitmore

Theodore Whitmore

Personal information
Full name	Theodore Whitmore
Date of birth	5 August 1972 (1972-08-05)
Place of birth	Montego Bay, Jamaica
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Manager
Club information
Current club	Jamaica
Youth career
	Montego Bay Boys Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994	Cape Town Spurs	3	(1)
1996–1997	Violet Kickers	12	(2)
1997–1999	Seba United	14	(1)
1999–2002	Hull City	77	(9)
2002–2003	Seba United	?	(4)
2003	Livingston	3	(0)
2003–2004	Seba United	?	(1)
2004–2006	Tranmere Rovers	37	(5)
2006–2009	Seba United	24	(8)
National team‡
1993–2005	Jamaica	105	(24)
Teams managed
2006-2008	Seba United
2007	Jamaica (interim)
2008–2009	Jamaica (assistant)
2008	Jamaica (interim)
2009–	Jamaica
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 December 2007

Theodore Whitmore (born 5 August 1972 in Montego Bay) is a football midfielder from Jamaica. He is currently manager for the Jamaica national football team.

Club career

Whitmore attended St. James High School in Montego Bay, Jamaica, before moving on to play in the Jamaica National Premiere League. As a very skillful and creative for a player of his tall frame, he started his club career at Montego Bay Boys Club, and has since played for Violet Kickers and Seba United in his native Jamaica. He was signed on a free by English league side Hull City where he played together with compatriot Ian Goodison until the accident in Jamaica cut short his Hull career. Scottish team Livingston acquired his services in 2003, and in June 2004 he signed for Tranmere Rovers. He had his contract terminated in January 2006 by mutual consent. He returned to Jamaica to become player/coach for his former team Seba United.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Whitmore made his debut in a November 1993 friendly match against the United States, coming on as a late substitute for Hector Wright. He's earned 105 official international caps and scored 24 goals for the Jamaican national team. He was the Reggae Boyz' midfield general during the second half of the 1990s, playing as a major catalyst for the Jamaicans as they advanced to their first and only World Cup in 1998. Although Jamaica was eliminated in the first round, Whitmore scored two goals in Jamaica's lone win of the competition, a 2-1 victory against Japan. In that same year he was named Caribbean Footballer of the Year. His last international match was also against the United States, a 1-1 away draw on 17 November 2004 during 2006 World Cup qualification in which he was substituted for Jason Euell in the 72nd minute.

Management

When Whitmore returned to Seba United in 2006 he returned as both a player and a coach.^{[citation needed]} He was then brought on as interim manager of the Jamaica national team after the firing of former manager Bora Milutinović in November 2007; Jamaica won both games, friendlies against El Salvador and Guatemala, under his watch. He was then retained as an assistant under new coach Renê Simões. Simões lasted nine months as manager due to poor play in the third round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, and upon his release on 11 September 2008, Whitmore was again appointed interim manager until newly appointed manager John Barnes would be available in November. As interim manager in October 2008, Whitmore guided the Reggae Boyz to back-to-back 1–0 wins against Mexico and Honduras that gained him tremendous support as a manager and put the Jamaicans into range for advancement with one game remaining in semifinal round group play. He again took the reins of the national team when John Barnes left the position in June 2009, to take up a management job at Whitmore's former club Tranmere Rovers in the English League. Whitmore's team struggled during the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup and were eliminated in the first round. As a part of the national team rebuilding efforts which started in August 2009, Whitmore has led the squad to three draws and one win to end 2009. In December 2010, Whitmore led Jamaica to the 2010 Digicel Cup title. In 2011, Whitmore brought a new era to Jamaican football emphasizing ball possession, team unity, flair and speed. He has since been duly rewarded with a three year contract through 2014.

As a manager

As of 24 March 2012`.

Team	Nation	From	To	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Seba United	Jamaica	16 August 2006	16 June 2008	?	?	?	?	?
Jamaica	Jamaica	20 November 2007	20 December 2007	2	2	0	0	100.0
Jamaica	Jamaica	20 October 2008	20 November 2008	3	3	0	0	100.0
Jamaica	Jamaica	16 June 2009	Present	35	17	2	14	48.5
Career Total				40	22	2	14	55.0

Achievements

• Caribbean Cup: 4

1998, 2005, 2008 (as assistant), 2010 (as manager)

• JFF Champions Cup: 1

1999

• Western Confederation Super League: 1

2009

Personal

He was injured in the car accident that led to the death of Reggae Boyz' teammate Stephen Malcolm. After the accident he was charged with manslaughter, of which he was later acquitted.

External links

• Theodore Whitmore career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile at National Football teams
• Profile at ReggaeBoyzsc
• Profile at TheReggaeBoyz