Arnold Dwarika

Arnold Dwarika

Personal information
Full name	Arnold Dwarika
Date of birth	(1973-02-23) February 23, 1973
Place of birth	Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	Defence Force	?	(?)
1994	Trinity Pros	?	(?)
1994–1995	Superstar Rangers	?	(?)
1995	Joe Public	?	(?)
1995–1997	East Fife	46	(9)
1997	Al-Ansar	?	(?)
1997–2002	Joe Public	?	(?)
2002–2003	W Connection	?	(?)
2003	Qingdao Hailifeng	11	(2)
2004	Guangzhou Rizhiquan	15	(0)
2005	W Connection	?	(?)
2005	North East Stars	?	(?)
2006–2008	Joe Public	?	(?)
2009	United Petrotrin	?	(?)
2010–2012	North East Stars	?	(?)
International career
1993–2008	Trinidad and Tobago	73	(28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnold Dwarika (born 23 February 1973 in Upper Santa Cruz, Trinidad) is a retired Trinidadian football player, who played as a midfielder for the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He went to school at Malick Senior Comprehensive in Trinidad.

Career

Most of his career has been spent in his homeland in the TT Pro League but Dwarika has also had stints in Europe with Scottish side East Fife and Asia with Chinese clubs Qingdao Hailifeng and Guangzhou Pharmaceutical.

Dwarika scored two goals in Trinidad and Tobago's 3–2 loss to the United States during the 1996 Gold Cup. He was a regular member of the Trinidad and Tobago senior squad from 1993, and also played in the under-23 Olympic squad of 1996. He was not considered for the national side for some time after 2004, ruling him out of contention for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but later returned to the team.

Honours

Defence Force

• TT National League
  • Winner: 1993

Al-Ansar

• Lebanese Premier League
  • Winner: 1997

Joe Public

• CFU Club Championship
  • Winner (2): 1998, 2000
  • Runner-up: 2007
• TT Pro League
  • Winner: 2006
• Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy
  • Winner: 2007
• Trinidad and Tobago Classic
  • Winner: 2007
• Kashif & Shanghai Knockout Tournament
  • Winner: 2007

W Connection

• Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy
  • Winner: 2003
• Trinidad and Tobago League Cup
  • Winner: 2005
• Trinidad and Tobago Classic
  • Winner: 2005
• Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl
  • Runner-up: 2005

North East Starts

• Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy
  • Runner-up: 2011

Individual

• CONCACAF Gold Cup Allstar team: 2000
• TT Pro League Golden Boot: 1999 (45 Goals)
• Caribbean Footballer of the Year: 1999
• Trinidad & Tobago footballer of the year (3): 1998, 1999, 2001

Sources

• Official Trinidad & Tobago profile at the Wayback Machine (archived March 21, 2008)
• RSSSF stats at the Wayback Machine (archived September 6, 2008)