Arnold Dwarika (born 23 August 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: 1993
Al-Ansar Lebanese Premier League: 1997
Joe Public CFU Club Championship: 1998, 2000; runner-up: 2007 TT Pro League: 2006 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy: 2007 Trinidad and Tobago Classic: 2007 Kashif & Shanghai Knockout Tournament: 2007
W Connection Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy: 2003 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup: 2005 Trinidad and Tobago Classic: 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
International Goals Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dwarika goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Arnold DwarikaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 30 May 1993 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica 3-2 3-2 1993 Caribbean Cup2 14 April 1994 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3-2 3-2 1994 Caribbean Cup3 21 July 1995 Montego Bay, Jamaica 1-0 5-0 1995 Caribbean Cup4 2-05 28 July 1995 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 9-26 7 30 July 1995 5-0 5-08 13 January 1996 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, United States of America 1-0 2-31996 CONCACAF Gold Cup92-21028 May 1996Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 5-1 5-1 1996 Caribbean Cup11 7 June 1996 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 2-012 5 June 1999 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4-0 7-0 1999 Caribbean Cup13 11 June 1999 1-0 6-114 8 September 1999 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States of America 2-1 4-3 Friendly15 15 February 2000 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States of America 2-1 4-2 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup16 20 February 2000 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States of America 1-0 2-117 4 March 2000 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4-05-0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification18 5-019 2 April 2000 1-0 3-0 20 3-021 7 May 2000 2-0 3-122 4 July 2000 4-1 4-1 Friendly23 10 May 2001 5-3 Friendly24 15 May 2001 Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 5-0 2001 Caribbean Cup25 22 May 2001 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 2-026 25 May 2001 3-0 3-027 23 April 2003 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique 1-0 2-3 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification28 5 November 2008 Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 3-2 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification
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