Reynold Carrington

Reynold Carrington
Personal information
Full name Reynold Carrington
Date of birth (1970-01-27) 27 January 1970
Place of birth Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Sweeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Defence Force
1996 New York Fever 19[1] (3)
1997–1998 Mitra Surabaya
1999 Point Fortin Civic
1999–2005 W Connection
National team
1992–2003 Trinidad and Tobago 41[2] (2)
Teams managed
2003 W Connection
2007-2008 Trinidad and Tobago U15
2012 Trinidad and Tobago U17
2012-2015 Point Fortin Civic

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Reynold Carrington is a former Trinbagonian international footballer and current football manager. He played as deep-lying midfield playmaker or as a sweeper.

Playing career

Carrington enjoyed most of his career at Trinidad and Tobago, with brief spells at the United States and Indonesia. He returned to Trinidad & Tobago in 1999 to play for his hometown club Point Fortin Civic and was sold in the same year to newcomers W Connection with Wesley Webb and David Atiba Charles for TT$75,000. In 2000, he won the Player of the Year award for W Connection, TT Pro League and TTFA.

He was named in the team for the 2001 Caribbean Cup, winning the title and scoring in the first match against Barbados and the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 1992, playing his last match for the Soca Warrions in 2003.

Coaching career

His first coaching experience was in 2003 as a player-manager for W Connection after team manager Stuart Charles-Fevrier was in charge of the national team. He was named assistant manager after retirement.

He was put in charge of the Trinidad and Tobago national under-15 football team in 2007, also coaching the under-17 team later.[3] In 2012, he took charge of his native city club Point Fortin Civic, leaving the club in early 2015 claiming lack of motivation of his players.[4]

Personal life

He is father of Khadeen Carrington,[3] a basketball player for Seton Hall Pirates and stepfather of footballer Kariym Balthazar, whom he coached and Point Fortin Civic.[5]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2000 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  Canada 2–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals
2 15 May 2001 Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar  Barbados 4–0 5–0 2001 Caribbean Cup

Honours

Defence Force
W Connection
Trinidad and Tobago

References

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