Alvin Corneal

{{Short description|Trinidad and Tobago footballer and cricketer}}

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| name = Alvin Corneal

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| fullname = Alvin Ainsley Corneal

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1937|10|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago

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| position = Forward

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| clubs1 = Maple

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| nationalyears1= 1959–1967

| nationalteam1= Trinidad and Tobago

| nationalcaps1= 24

| nationalgoals1 = 13

| nationalyears2= 1962

| nationalteam2= Barbados{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/corneal-intlg.html|title=Alvin Ainsley Corneal – International Appearances|language=English|date=9 March 2017}}

| nationalcaps2= 3

| nationalgoals2= 1

|manageryears1 = 1994–1997

|managerclubs1 = NC State Wolfpack

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| country = West Indies

| batting = Left-handed

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| club1 = South Trinidad

| year1 = 1958–59 to 1959–60

| club2 = Trinidad

| year2 = 1959–60 to 1970–71

| club3 = North Trinidad

| year3 = 1962–63 to 1969–70

| club4 = East Trinidad

| year4 = 1970–71 to 1976–77

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 40

| runs1 = 2236

| bat avg1 = 32.88

| 100s/50s1 = 3/12

| top score1 = 128

| deliveries1 = 1012

| wickets1 = 9

| bowl avg1 = 45.33

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/20

| catches/stumpings1= 32/–

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23424/23424.html Cricket Archive

| date = 7 July

| year = 2014

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Alvin Ainsley Corneal (born 13 October 1937) is a Trinidad and Tobago former footballer. Corneal also played three unofficial matches with Barbados in 1962 when the latter was not yet a FIFA member.{{cite web|title=Profile |url=http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/player-directory.html?view=playerprofile&id=91|publisher=socawarriors.net|accessdate=6 June 2012}} He also played 40 matches of first-class cricket for Trinidad and Tobago and other Trinidad teams between 1959 and 1977 as an opening batsman.

He also coached NC State Wolfpack women's soccer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.socawarriors.net/senior-team-news/20092-alvin-corneal-the-caribbean-s-coach.html|title=Alvin Corneal: The Caribbean's coach|first=Erline Andrews (Caribbean|last=Insight)|date=8 September 2017|website=Soca Warriors Online - Trinidad and Tobago Football}}