Wendell Moore (footballer)

Wendell Moore (born 18 September 1964) is a former Trinidad and Tobago footballer and coach.[2]

Wendell Moore
Personal information
Full name Wendell Ian Moore
Date of birth (1964-09-18) 18 September 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Bethel, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981–1985 Signal Hill SCS
1986–1987 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1999 Lauderhill Lions SC
2000–2001 CS Villains
International career
1984–1985 Trinidad and Tobago 3 (0[1])
Managerial career
2003–2004 St Clair Coaching School
2004–2005 Lauderhill Lions Optimists
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Moore was born in Bethel, Tobago.[3] He played in his early career for the Signal Hill Senior Comprehensive School[4] and on the Fairleigh Dickinson University for the Teneck Men Soccer team.[5][6] He played after his graduating on the FDU in the year 1987, over ten years with Florida based Lauderhill Lions Soccer Club.[7] Moore played by the club besides with the later MLS player Mark Chung and Miami Fusion caribbean international player Reginald Pierre-Jerome.[8] Moore played until 1998 with Lauderhill Lions,[9] before signed with Coral Springs Men's Soccer League side CS Villains.[10]

International career

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Moore earned three caps with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.[11] He played his international debut in a 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification game against the Costa Rica national football team in Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José, Costa Rica on 24 April 1985.[12]

Coaching career

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After his retirement he worked as teacher of the St Clair Coaching School in Carnbee Village, Tobago[13] and later coached the under-14 boys team, Lauderhill Lions Optimists team of the South Florida United soccer association.[14]

Personal life

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Both his sons Shaquell[15] and CJ play in the US national youth soccer system.[16] Shaquell also plays for Nashville SC in MLS. Moore is married with Michelle Goddard, a sister of fellow footballer and former national team member of Wendell, Richard Goddard.[17]

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