The , nicknamed ''The Soccer Warriors'', is the national team of
Trinidad And Tobago and is controlled by the
Trinidad And Tobago Football Federation . The country has produced several
Premiership players, like
Dwight Yorke ,
Stern John and
Shaka Hislop , and qualified for the .
Usually considered the best team in the
Caribbean , Trinidad and Tobago has won the
Caribbean Cup eight times.
On
October 12 2005 , Trinidad and Tobago beat
Mexico 2-1, with a brace of goals from Stern John. This win allowed them to finish in 4th place in the
CONCACAF Final Qualification Round , and therefore participated in
A Playoff with the fifth place Asian team
Bahrain for a chance to enter the 2006 World Cup. After a 1-1 draw in
Port Of Spain , the team beat Bahrain 1-0 to clinch their first ever qualification for the World Cup.
T&T played
Demerara and
Barbados for the Martinez Shield between
1923 and
1933 . Technically, their first ever match was a 1-1 draw against Demerara, but no exact record and no exact dates for those matches exist.
Technical Staff - Leo Beenhakker (head coach), Wim Rijsbergen (Assistant Coach), Anton Corneal (Assistant Coach), Michael Maurice (Goalkeeper Coach), Mario Been (Scout), Hans Hagelstein (Football Manager)
Medical Staff - Terrence Babwah (Team Doctor), Zeph Nicholas (Sports Therapist), Wayne Lawson (Physical Trainer), Oba Gulston (Physiotherapist)
Equipment Staff - Ikin Williams (Equipment Manager), Esmond O'Brien (Assistant)
Management Staff - Bruce Aanensen (General Manager), George Joseph (Assistant)
Support Staff - Mark Bos (FIFA Liaison Officer), Shaun Fuentes (Media Officer), Rob de Leede (FIFA Media Officer), Cecil Wint (Chef de Cuisine), John Sandy (TTFF Security Officer), Gunther Groth (FIFA Security Officer)
