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Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian professional football coach and former player and former head coach of Trinidad and Tobago. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland, mainly as a forward, between 1989 and 2009. Yorke formed a prolific strike partnership with Andy Cole at Manchester United, where he won numerous honours including several Premier League titles and the Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1999. Yorke scored 123 goals in the Premier League, a record for a non-European which was not broken until Sergio Agüero in 2017. At international level, Yorke represented Trinidad and Tobago on 74 occasions between 1989 and 2009, scoring 19 goals. He helped his nation reach the semi-finals of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and later qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in its history, representing his country in the 2006 tournament. After retiring from playing in 2009, Yorke became assistant manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team, a position he held until the completion of the qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. As a manager, he won the Australia Cup with Macarthur Bulls in 2022, and qualified with Trinidad and Tobago for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Quick facts about Dwight Yorke

  • Full name: Dwight Yorke
  • Born: 1971-11-03
  • Nationality: Trinidad and Tobago
  • Known as: Athlete
  • Wikidata ID: Q192175

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Who is Dwight Yorke?

Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian professional football coach and former player and former head coach of Trinidad and Tobago.

What nationality is Dwight Yorke?

Dwight Yorke is Trinidad and Tobago.

When was Dwight Yorke born?

Dwight Yorke was born on 1971-11-03.

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