Man Utd legend Dwight Yorke lands new management job nearly two years after being sacked by Australian team
FORMER Manchester United star Dwight Yorke has been named head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
Yorke, 52, made 72 appearances for the Soca Warriors across 20 years during his playing career.
And now he is set to lead the nation through a series of World Cup qualifiers.
The ex-United striker’s appointment marks a “new chapter” for the nation.
Discussing his arrival, TTFA President Kieron Edwards said: “With World Cup qualification in our sights, we’re thrilled to welcome Dwight Yorke as the new head coach of our Men’s National Team.
“Dwight’s experience, leadership, and commitment to the red, white, and black are exactly what we need to inspire our players and our nation.”
Meanwhile, Yorke admitted he is thrilled to be working with the national team ahead of such an important run of fixtures.
He explained: “I am proud and privileged to receive the honour of leading the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
“The opportunity to work with this talented, close-knit group of players is something I look forward to.
“Having helped Trinidad and Tobago to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2000, captained the side at the 2006 World Cup and been Assistant Manager, my love and commitment to my national team is well documented.
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“I saw first hand as a player how working together to achieve our targets brought joy and united our country. I see that same ambition and desire at all levels of the current set-up.
“So I look forward to building on the work of someone who I played alongside with for a number of years from youth level right up to senior team, a good friend and former team-mate, Angus Eve, and the current interim head coach, Derek King.
“As a player I experienced some incredible moments in a Trinidad and Tobago shirt. With this squad I hope they can continue as head coach.”
Yorke had been out of work since leaving Australian side Macarthur in January 2023.
He was sacked after a huge dressing room clash whereby he compared his squad to a “pub team” and claimed the club was “run by muppets”.
Yorke was a potent finisher during his Premier League days, best known for partnering Andy Cole up front for Manchester United.
He made a total of 584 career appearances scoring 188 goals.