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Russell Latapy

{{Short description|Trinidadian footballer (born 1968)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Russell Latapy

| image =

| fullname = Russell Nigel Latapy{{cite book |title=The Bell's Scottish Football Review 2005.06 |year=2005 |publisher=Cre8 Publishing |isbn=9-780954-855611 |page=24}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|8|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Port of Spain, Trinidad

| height = 1.70 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Trinidad and Tobago (assistant coach)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1987–1988

| clubs1 = Trintoc

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1989–1990

| clubs2 = Port Morant United

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 1990–1994

| clubs3 = Académica

| caps3 = 127

| goals3 = 32

| years4 = 1994–1996

| clubs4 = Porto

| caps4 = 40

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 1996–1998

| clubs5 = Boavista

| caps5 = 40

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1998–2001

| clubs6 = Hibernian

| caps6 = 84

| goals6 = 22

| years7 = 2001–2003

| clubs7 = Rangers

| caps7 = 23

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2003

| clubs8 = Dundee United

| caps8 = 7

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2003–2009

| clubs9 = Falkirk

| caps9 = 166

| goals9 = 24

| years10 = 2009

| clubs10 = Caledonia AIA

| caps10 = 6

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2011

| clubs11 = Edinburgh City

| caps11 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| totalcaps = 493

| totalgoals = 92

| nationalyears1 = 1988–2009

| nationalteam1 = Trinidad and Tobago

| nationalcaps1 = 81

| nationalgoals1 = 29

| manageryears1 = 2007–2009

| managerclubs1 = Falkirk (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2009

| managerclubs2 = Trinidad and Tobago (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2009–2011

| managerclubs3 = Trinidad and Tobago

| manageryears4 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs4 = Boavista (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs5 = Inverness CT (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2017

| managerclubs6 = Trinidad and Tobago (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2019–2022

| managerclubs7 = Barbados

| manageryears8 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs8 = Macarthur (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 2024-

| managerclubs9 = Trinidad and Tobago (assistant)

}}

Russell Nigel Latapy CM (born 2 August 1968) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is currently the assistant coach of Macarthur. In a senior career which spanned more than twenty years at both club and international level, he played in Portugal (eight years with three clubs, most notably Porto) and Scotland (eleven seasons representing four teams, Hibernian, Rangers, Dundee United and Falkirk).

Latapy gained 81 caps for the Trinidad and Tobago national team. As a member of the squad that competed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Latapy was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago.{{cite web |title=Birchall and Bell up for award |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/11/13/midlands_sports_awards_feature.shtml |website=BBC Sport |access-date=6 September 2021}}

Early life

Born in Port of Spain, Latapy was first noted playing organised football at under-10 level. As a youth he played in the Trinidad and Tobago Secondary School's Football League, and was called up to the national under-16 and under-19 teams.

When he was 19 years old, Latapy had an opportunity to attend Florida International University, but he chose to continue with his football career. This decision was supported by his mother despite the fact that in the 1980s very few Trinidadians were noted to have had careers in the sport that allowed them to earn a decent living.{{cite news|url=http://legacy.guardian.co.tt/archives/2005-10-15/SA-3.html|title=Latapy – the man, his moments, his dreams|work=Trinidad Guardian|date=12 October 2005|access-date=18 December 2017}}

Club career

=Portugal=

In 1990, aged 22, after playing in his country and in Jamaica, Latapy moved to Portugal and signed for Académica de Coimbra, playing four years in the second division. During his spell in Coimbra, he appeared in nearly 150 official games, and scored eighteen goals in his last two seasons combined, but the club failed to win promotion. He also credited coach Vítor Manuel as one of the coaches he admired the most.

Latapy's performances with Académica saw him signed by FC Porto. Under Bobby Robson, he helped the club to back-to-back national championships, being used regularly in his second year (twenty-six games, five goals). Also, he earned the distinction of being the first Trinidadian to play in the UEFA Champions League.[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/52785_LATAPY_Russell.html Russell Latapy]; FIFA.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617182141/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/52785_LATAPY_Russell.html |date=17 June 2006 }}

In summer of 1996, Latapy signed with city neighbours Boavista FC. On 29 October, he scored twice in a 5–0 home win against FC Dinamo Tbilisi in that season's UEFA Europa League (5–1 on aggregate), and was also part of the squad that won the campaign's Portuguese Cup, even though he did not play in the final against S.L. Benfica (3–2).

=Scotland=

In the 1998 off-season, Latapy was recruited by manager Alex McLeish to join Scottish First Division side Hibernian. He quickly became a fan favourite at his new club and earned numerous team accolades, including two Player of the Year awards and a Scottish Division 1 Player of the Year award; he also contributed with six goals in twenty-three games in an eventual promotion to the Premier League, as champions.

Despite his contributions, Latapy was sacked from Hibernian early in 2001 after a night that began with him socialising with countryman and Manchester United player Dwight Yorke, and ended with him being charged by police for drunk driving. The incident represented a breach of the code of conduct for Hibernian players, who were forbidden to drink for 48 hours before a match.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/1328860.stm|title=Latapy axed by Hibs|department=BBC Sport|date=22 May 2001|access-date=18 December 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://legacy.guardian.co.tt/archives/2003-05-07/mws1.html|author=Katrina Tweedie|title=The Russell Latapy story – Part III: The 'lime' that soured Latapy's career|work=Trinidad Guardian|date=7 May 2003|access-date=18 December 2017}} It was around this time that both players quit international football after being dropped from the starting line-up by national coach Renê Simões, after they failed to show up for a training session.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1413629.stm|title=Yorke and Latapy quit|department=BBC Sport|date=29 June 2001|access-date=18 December 2017}} Despite this, he was still shortlisted for SPFA Player of the Year in 2001.{{ cite news | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/20010420/267/0020 | title = Scotland has become a foreign regio | newspaper = The Scotsman | date = 20 April 2001 | access-date = 1 May 2022 | url-access=subscription | via = British Newspaper Archive }}

Following his dismissal from Hibernian, Latapy was signed by Rangers, who were managed by Dick Advocaat. He failed to reproduce his best form at Ibrox Stadium, even when McLeish replaced the Dutchman at the helm of the club – the new manager expressed a desire to field younger players, Latapy was 34; in addition to his age, his partying tendencies also did little to put him in favour with the coach, and he eventually left in January 2003.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/2658803.stm|title=Gers to pay off Latapy|department=BBC Sport|date=14 January 2003|access-date=18 December 2017}}

Latapy finished the 2002–03 season with fellow league team Dundee United.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2785499.stm|title=Latapy joins United|department=BBC Sport|date=21 February 2003|access-date=29 January 2024}} In the summer, he was brought to Falkirk by manager John Hughes, his former teammate at Hibs, who had 'tracked him down' in Portugal.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/2990428.stm|title=Falkirk snap up Latapy|work=BBC Sport|date=14 June 2003|access-date=18 December 2017}} The veteran started strongly, scoring a total of fourteen league goals in his first two seasons, and was an essential component of the team as they returned to the top flight in 2005, as champions. In the process, he was awarded the First Division 'Player of the Month' for April and was again named the league's Player of the Year.

Latapy received another individual award in 2006, this time the SPL 'Player of the Month' for August. The Bairns once again retained their top division status in 2008–09, but he only appeared in three games, leaving the club in January 2009 at nearly 41 after 194 competitive appearances (29 goals), and signed with Caledonia AIA in his homeland.{{cite web|url=http://caledoniaaia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=2|title=Latapy to star in Pro League|access-date=4 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427065423/http://caledoniaaia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=2|archive-date=27 April 2009|url-status=dead}} Latapy was inducted into the 'Falkirk Hall of Fame' on 29 November 2008. To mark this occasion the club hosted a 'Russell Latapy Day'.{{cite news|url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/little-magician-is-to-be-honoured-by-supporters-1-294326|title=Little Magician is to be honoured by supporters|work=Falkirk Herald|date=13 November 2008|access-date=18 December 2017}} In October 2011, at 43, he came out of retirement to sign for East of Scotland Football League's Edinburgh City, ahead of their Scottish Cup tie against Irvine Meadow.{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/ex-hibs-ace-latapy-returns-to-scottish-football-1-1918140|title=Ex-Hibs ace Latapy returns to Scottish football|work=Edinburgh Evening News|first=David|last=Hardie|date=19 October 2011|access-date=18 December 2017}}

International career

Latapy's debut for Trinidad and Tobago was on 30 October 1988, in a 0–0 home draw against Honduras for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/latapy-intlg.html|title=Russell Latapy – Goals in International Matches|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=18 December 2017}} He was part of the squad known as the Strike Squad whom, needing only one point in its last game to qualify for the finals in Italy, was defeated 1–0 at home by the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/component/content/article/3940.html|title=The story of our 2006 World Cup success|publisher=Soca Warriors|date=25 November 2005|access-date=18 December 2017}}

In 2005, after four years without one single appearance, Latapy returned to the national team following the intervention of his friend Yorke – who had done the same the previous year – and FIFA vice-president Austin "Jack" Warner.{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/archives/2005-08-23/sports1.html|title=Latapy's back|work=Trinidad Guardian|date=23 August 2005|access-date=4 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926231553/http://www.guardian.co.tt/archives/2005-08-23/sports1.html|archive-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead}} His first match in his second spell was a 3–2 home win over Guatemala in which he scored, and he took part in a further five contests in the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, including both games in the decisive playoffs against Bahrain, with the Soca Warriors qualifying to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in its history.

Latapy's input in the finals in Germany consisted of 25 minutes in the 2–0 loss against Paraguay, in an eventual group stage exit.{{cite web|url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/GUESTS/peter20060622.html|title=Exit, center stage|publisher=Planet World Cup|access-date=18 December 2017}} The national team returned to a hero's welcome at Piarco International Airport in Trinidad and, in recognition of their achievements, each member of the team was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's second highest honour, the Chaconia Medal in gold, and TT$1,000,000 (roughly US$160,000 at the time).{{cite web|url=http://www.opm.gov.tt/news/index.php?pid=2002&nid=r060626|title=Prime Minister Manning clarifies rewards to Soca Warriors|publisher=Office of the Prime Minister: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago|date=26 June 2006|access-date=4 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607040115/http://www.opm.gov.tt/news/index.php?pid=2002&nid=r060626|archive-date=7 June 2007|url-status=dead}}

Coaching career

=Trinidad & Tobago=

Latapy became assistant to Trinidad and Tobago manager Francisco Maturana and, following the Colombian's resignation in April 2009, was appointed his successor.{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/latapy-is-trinidad-s-new-head-coach-1-1033696|title=Latapy is Trinidad's new head coach|work=The Scotsman|date=9 April 2009|access-date=18 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/senior-team-news/8283-the-rise-fall-a-future-of-a-tat-football-legend.html|title=The rise, fall & future of a T&T football legend|publisher=Soca Warriors|date=8 December 2010|access-date=1 October 2014}} In his first game on 6 June, the team lost 3–2 at home to Costa Rica in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying, thereby falling to last in the group.{{cite news |title=Coach Latapy not giving up hope on Soca Warriors |url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2009/06/08/coach-latapy-not-giving-up-hope-on-soca-warriors/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=Guyana Chronicle |date=8 June 2009}}

On 13 January 2011, it was confirmed by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association that Latapy would cease his duties as national manager, as the team failed to qualify to the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup after being eliminated before the semi-final stage of the 2010 Caribbean Cup. In his 23 games in charge, he recorded nine wins, three draws and eleven losses.{{cite web|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/8407-latapy-and-technical-staff-out.html|title=Latapy and technical staff out|publisher=Soca Warriors|date=13 January 2011|access-date=18 December 2017}}

=Assistant=

In January 2014, Latapy was working as an assistant coach for former club Boavista.{{cite web|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/detalhe/latapy-quero-conquistar-espaco-como-tecnico-831264.html|title=Latapy: "Quero conquistar espaço como técnico"|trans-title=Latapy: "I want to make room for myself as a manager"|work=Record|language=pt|date=4 July 2013|access-date=18 December 2017}} He then linked up again with John Hughes, becoming his assistant at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/inverness-caley-thistle-closing-deal-3006907|title=Inverness Caley Thistle closing in on deal to appoint Russell Latapy as John Hughes' assistant|work=Daily Record|date=10 January 2014|access-date=18 December 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1169-Latapy-Arrives|title=Latapy arrives|publisher=Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|date=24 January 2014|access-date=18 December 2017}}

Latapy helped Inverness win the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.{{cite news|url=http://ictfc.com/news/team-news/1577-russell-latapy|title=Russell Latapy|publisher=Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC|date=9 July 2015|access-date=9 July 2015}} He left the club in July 2015, as he sought to become a manager in his own right.

On 2 January 2017, Latapy became an assistant coach of the Soca Warriors where he worked along with its head coach Tom Saintfiet at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/2017-01-02/coach-latapy-joins-warriors|title=Coach Latapy joins Warriors|work=Trinidad Guardian|date=2 January 2017|access-date=18 December 2017}}

=Barbados=

On 1 April 2019, Latapy became manager of the Barbados national team on a two-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/239104/thumbs-latapy|title=Thumbs Up For Latapy|work=Nation News|date=30 March 2019|access-date=24 April 2019}}[https://www.concacafnationsleague.com/en/article/barbados-boss-russell-latapy-on-the-cnl-there-are-only-benefits Barbados boss Russell Latapy on the CNL: “There are only benefits”] concacafnationsleague.com His team won promotion from the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C on goal difference after a 3–0 final-day win over the Cayman Islands,{{cite news |title=Latapy’s Tridents promoted to League B |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/latapy-s-tridents-promoted-to-league-b/article_aa7af2d2-0cc2-11ea-8dfc-b3d85b52c05f.html |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=Trinidad Express |date=21 November 2019}} but fell 8–1 to Bermuda in the ensuing 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification first round.{{cite news |last1=Gilkes |first1=Renaldo |title=Tridents head coach defends team selection |url=https://barbados.loopnews.com/content/latapy-result-not-due-team-selection |access-date=19 June 2022 |publisher=Loop News |date=15 July 2021}} He left in June 2022.{{Cite web |title=Barbados Football Association - Barbados |url=http://www.barbadosfa.com/news/?page=blogdisplay&ID=1784 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=www.barbadosfa.com}}

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Hibernian

|1998–99{{Soccerbase season|15265|1998}}

|Scottish First Division

|23

62100colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–257
1999–2000{{Soccerbase season|15265|1999}}

|Scottish Premier League

|28

94320colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3412
2000–01{{Soccerbase season|15265|2000}}

|Scottish Premier League

|33

74023colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3910
colspan="2"|Total

!84

221044300009829
rowspan="3"|Rangers

|2001–02{{Soccerbase season|15265|2001}}

|Scottish Premier League

|16

5303070colspan="2"|–295
2002–03{{Soccerbase season|15265|2002}}

|Scottish Premier League

|7

0000010colspan="2"|–80
colspan="2"|Total

!23

530308000375
Dundee United

|2002–03

|Scottish Premier League

|7

00000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–70
rowspan="7"|Falkirk

|2003–04{{Soccerbase season|15265|2003}}

|Scottish First Division

|32

72021colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–368
2004–05{{Soccerbase season|15265|2004}}

|Scottish First Division

|32

71084colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–4111
2005–06{{Soccerbase season|15265|2005}}

|Scottish Premier League

|30

23020colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–352
2006–07{{Soccerbase season|15265|2006}}

|Scottish Premier League

|37

62030colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–426
2007–08{{Soccerbase season|15265|2007}}

|Scottish Premier League

|32

21020colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–352
2008–09{{Soccerbase season|15265|2008}}

|Scottish Premier League

|3

00010colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–40
colspan="2"|Total

!166

2490185000019329
colspan="3"|Career total

!280

51224258800033563

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Latapy goal.

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|+ List of international goals scored by Russell Latapy

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1rowspan="2"|23 May 1991rowspan="2"|Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaicarowspan="2"|{{fb|DOM}}align="center"|4–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–0rowspan="2"|1991 Caribbean Cup
align="center"|2align="center"|7–0
align="center"|325 May 1991Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica{{fb|MTQ|snake}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–01991 Caribbean Cup
align="center"|4rowspan="2"|30 May 1991rowspan="2"|Independence Stadium, Kingston, Jamaicarowspan="2"|{{fb|GUY}}align=center |1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1rowspan="2"|1991 Caribbean Cup
align="center"|5align="center"|3–1
align="center"|619 April 1992Hadely Court Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados{{fb|BRB}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|7rowspan="2"|21 June 1992rowspan="2"|Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobagorowspan="2"|{{fb|ATG}}align="center"|3–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–0rowspan="2"|1992 Caribbean Cup
align="center"|8align="center"|5–0
align="center"|927 June 1992Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago{{fb|JAM}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|3–11992 Caribbean Cup
align="center"|10rowspan="3"|21 June 1992rowspan="3"|Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobagorowspan="3"|{{fb|NOR}}align="center"|1–2rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3–2rowspan="3"|Friendly
align="center"|11align="center"|2–2
align="center"|12align="center"|3–2
align="center"|13rowspan="2"|10 January 1996rowspan="2"|Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, United Statesrowspan="2"|{{fb|SLV}}align="center"|1–2rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–3rowspan="2"|1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
align="center"|14align="center"|2–2
align="center"|1524 May 1996Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago{{fb|JAM}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–01996 Caribbean Cup
align="center"|16rowspan="2"|26 May 1996rowspan="2"|Industry Park, Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobagorowspan="2"|{{fb|SUR}}align="center"|1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0rowspan="2"|1996 Caribbean Cup
align="center"|17align="center"|2–0
align="center"|18rowspan="3"|28 May 1996rowspan="3"|Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobagorowspan="3"|{{fb|SKN}}align="center"|1–0rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3–2rowspan="3"|1996 Caribbean Cup
align="center"|19align="center"|2–0
align="center"|20align="center"|4–1
align="center"|21rowspan="2"|15 June 1996rowspan="2"|Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republicrowspan="2"|{{fb|DOM}}align="center"|1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|22align="center"|3–1
align="center"|2323 June 1996Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago{{fb|DOM}}align="center"|8–0align="center"|8–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|2415 February 2000Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States{{fb|GUA}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|4–22000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
align="center"|2523 July 2000Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago{{fb|MEX}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|263 September 2000Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago{{fb|CAN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|4–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|2716 June 2001Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago{{fb|HON|1949}}align="center"|1–3align="center"|2–42002 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|283 September 2005Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago{{fb|GUA}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|3–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|2915 October 2008Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago{{fb|USA}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

{{Updated|match played 12 June 2022}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}

{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

Trinidad and Tobago

|April 2009

|April 2011

{{WDL|23|9|3|11|for=33|against=35|diff=yes}}

|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

align=left|Barbados

|align=left|April 2019

|align=left|June 2022

{{WDL|20|5|2|13|for=21|against=45|diff=yes}}

|

colspan=3|Career total

{{WDLtot|43|14|5|24|for=54|against=80|diff=yes}}

!

Honours

Porto

Boavista

Hibernian

Rangers

Falkirk

Trinidad and Tobago

Individual

References

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External links

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  • {{Soccerbase}}
  • {{NFT|11046}}
  • {{FIFA|52785}}

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{{Trinidad and Tobago squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

{{Trinidad and Tobago squad 2006 FIFA World Cup}}

{{Trinidad and Tobago squad 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

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Category:Footballers from Port of Spain

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Category:TT Pro League players

Category:Morvant Caledonia United players

Category:Portmore United F.C. players

Category:Primeira Liga players

Category:Liga Portugal 2 players

Category:Académica de Coimbra (football) players

Category:FC Porto players

Category:Boavista F.C. players

Category:Scottish Premier League players

Category:Scottish Football League players

Category:Hibernian F.C. players

Category:Rangers F.C. players

Category:Dundee United F.C. players

Category:Falkirk F.C. players

Category:Edinburgh City F.C. players

Category:Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers

Category:1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

Category:1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

Category:2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players

Category:2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Jamaica

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland

Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Jamaica

Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Portugal

Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Scotland

Category:Trinidad and Tobago football managers

Category:Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. non-playing staff

Category:Recipients of the Chaconia Medal

Category:Recipients of the Hummingbird Medal

Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Barbados

Category:Barbados national football team managers

Category:Expatriate football managers in Barbados

Category:Trinidad and Tobago expatriate football managers