Dwight Yorke

Dwight Yorke is a retired football player from Trinidad and Tobago. He was born in 1971 and was discovered by Aston Villa manger Graham Taylor in 1989. After a trial at Villa, Yorke was offered a contract. His debut for them came on 24 March 1990 in a 0-1 loss against Crystal Palace. He spent nine years with Villa and in August 1998 completed a move to Manchester United for £12.6 million.

His first season with the club was prolific as he proved himself a key player and helped Manchester United to win the Premier League title, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League. Yorke spent three years with the team, during that period they claimed three Premier League titles and he made 188 appearances and scored 64 goals in all competitions.

Between 2002 and 2004 he played for Blackburn Rovers, in 2004/05 he played for Birmingham City and then joined Sydney FC playing in Australian A-League. He helped them to win A-League title as he scored 7 goals in 21 matches he played for the team. In 2006 Yorke signed for Sunderland and played for them until his retirement in 2009.

He had been called up to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national team since 1989 and until 2009. He made 72 official appearances for the national squad and scored 26 goals. After retirement he studied to get coaching license Level B and then worked as pundit.