Angus Eve.

Angus Eve tangle's with the Haitian goalkeeper, during a WCQ, T&T won 3-1.
Angus Eve (Black/white).

Name: Angus Eve.
DOB: 23-Feb-1973.
Position: Assistant Coach.
Club: San Juan Jabloteh (Trinidad).
Former Teams: Joe Public (Trinidad), Chester City (England).
School: Mucurapo Senior Comprehensive (Trinidad).
Stats: Century of International Appearances.
NOTE: Made his debut for T&T in 1994, one of T&T's most cap player with 117 games and 34 goals in all competitions, scored nine World Cup qualifying goals are third only to Steve David on the Trinidad and Tobago all time scoring list. A member of the World Youth Cup squad that went to Portugal in 1991. Has had brief professional stints in Holland and Germany and was also invited to trials by United States Major League Soccer outfit Kansas City Wizards. A hard-working player who likes to score goals.... Angus Eve signed a new two-year contract with San Juan Jabloteh on Tuesday July 11th, 2001, after being approached by former Jabloteh's coach, Englishman, Terry Fenwick. From 2001 to 2005 Angus managed to score 27 goals for his club, with 2003 being his best year, scoring 9. Scored a spectacular goal against Canada in 2000, a world cup qualifying game in Edmonton, Canada.

By Joel Villafana.
31-Jan-2006 - CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh’s Angus Eve has called time on his international career. Eve, a former National captain announced he has decided to retire from international duty because it now seems clear he is not part of National Coach Leo Beenhakker’s plans for the 2006 World Cup.
The 33 year old Eve, told ttproleague.com, “This has been a long time in coming, I have realized because of the new coach’s selection process, I don’t think I will be able to make the National team and I have decided its probably time to give the younger players a chance.”
“It was an extremely difficult decision to make because no one wants to give up something they have been doing their whole life, but at the end of the day that’s the decision that I came too and I think it’s the best decision at this time for me,” said the Former National midfielder.
Despite his retirement, Angus Eve still believes he has what it takes to compete at the international level.
“Guys like Tony Rougier are older than I am and they have been given the opportunity to be on the National team and when I look back my last few games for the National team, I think I have had some very good, strong performances and I still think I can make a strong contribution, unfortunately for me Mr. Beenhakker came into the picture and has not seen it that way and he has not looked in my direction, Eve lamented.”
Eve however, made it clear—“I have no grievances against anybody, the coach picks the players he wants to pick and not having the opportunity to play at the World Cup in June, I think now is the right time for me to call it a day.”
Angus Eve made his senior international debut for Trinidad and Tobago back in 1994, but was on the Trinidad and Tobago Youth team that went to Portugal for the Fifa Youth World Cup in 1991 under coach Bertille St. Clair.
He finished his career with 131 National senior caps and scored 48 goals, which included 12 World Cup qualifying goals—he is 3rd on the all time national list only behind Stern John and Steve David.
Eve started the ‘Journey to Germany’ as captain of the National team under Coach Bertille St. Clair in the ‘Soca Warriors’ first match against the Dominican Republic back in 2004—his last match for Trinidad and Tobago was in the 2005 Concacaf Gold Cup against Colombia.
Looking back at his career, he said there were a few highlights—one being when he qualified as part of the National Youth team under Bertille St. Clair to the Fifa Youth World Cup, he also said his stint with Chester City in 1998 was a memorable experience and most recently, acquiring his International Coaching License.
Looking ahead, the San Juan Jabloteh Captain says he now wants to focus on giving back.
“I am still fit and I hope to play with Jabloteh for at least the next two seasons, I want to focus now on imparting the knowledge I have gained over the years to the younger players, football has been good to me and I want to give back—looking further ahead, I would love the opportunity to possibly coach my country one day—and I am looking forward to coaching at Jabloteh and developing my coaching career.”

By: Lasana Liburd (Express).
13-Oct-2005 - On September 3, 2005, Angus Eve picked up his ticket-he always buys early-and headed to the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, to watch Trinidad and Tobago play a crucial World Cup football qualifier against the visiting Guatemalan team.
The game marked the return of enigmatic midfielder Russell Latapy and Trinidad and Tobago's exciting 3-2 win breathed new life into their 2006 qualifying campaign. But Eve's lasting memory from that evening was not Latapy's wizardry or Stern John's decisive double.
It was the sight of former national player Kerry Jamerson, once Latapy's midfield partner, haggling with a scalper outside the ground for a match ticket.
"Could you imagine Alan Shearer having to buy a ticket to see a football match in England?" said Eve. "If Alan Shearer is 75-years-old, he still getting in any English game for free. I am saying some sort of courtesy should be paid. Maybe the T&TFF should give some sort of pass for anyone who has played for over ten years to watch any Trinidad game in the country at any level for free.
"I think that is a small price to pay for what those guys did. I mean, come on."
Ironically, it was a tremendous goal from Jamerson against Guatemala at the same venue, 16 years ago, which looked like being the turning point in the 1990 qualifying campaign of the national team-then dubbed the "Strike Squad".
Eve never quite managed that sort of signature strike for his country. His most significant goal was in Canada, five years ago, when Trinidad and Tobago beat their hosts 2-0 to go on an impressive run through the CONCACAF semi-final group stage, although they subsequently petered out at the final hurdle.
But the CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh player/coach's contribution can be weighed against an impressive array of statistics.
No one has represented Trinidad and Tobago more than the diminutive Eve. In an international career spanning 14 years, Eve played a part in three World Cup qualifying campaigns, four CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments and six Caribbean championships.
His final tally, assuming he is not selected for international duty again by present coach Leo Beenhakker, stands at 118 caps with 34 goals. Only 36 players in the history of the game have given more service to their country-granted that Mexico's Pavel Pardo (117), Brazil's Roberto Carlos (117) and Portugal's Luis Figo (115) are closing in fast.
Twelve of Eve's goals came in World Cup qualifying action, which is bettered by just two of his compatriots. Steve David and Stern John have 16 World Cup goals each.
If Jamerson deserved better than having to match his wits and business sense against a scalper, then surely the same can be said for Eve.
Six years ago, Eve played in David Nakhid's testimonial match at the Port of Spain stadium against a South African team.
Nakhid, a cerebral midfielder, is among the finest players to have worn red, black and white strip over the past decade. But there are at least a dozen ex-nationals who deserve at least as much.
Anyone remembers "Marvellous" Marvin Faustin, Clayton "JB" Morris, Dexter Francis, Brian Williams, Leonson Lewis or, Eve's own boyhood hero, Hutson "Barber" Charles? Not that Express Sports dares suggest that there were no similarly deserving icons of bygone eras. A certain former player and coach, Everald "Gally" Cummings, springs to mind.
"We in Trinidad don't respect our own thing," said Eve. "We respect all that is foreign I remember we reached the semi-final in the Gold Cup and they ridiculed Bertille (St Clair) and fired him.
"The other day, we did not even leave the group stage and the coach is the best we ever had."
Eve is uncomfortably close to Beenhakker's squad to use him in such an analogy, but he is not pulling his punches.
It is nothing personal but Eve admits to a "sour taste" after being left out of the squad when he thinks that he can still contribute.
Is he wrong? His opinion is debatable, but expect Eve to stick to his guns. He has been proving critics wrong for over two decades.
At roughly five foot six inches, Eve has consistently punched above his weight. And he is not cowered by Beenhakker's impressive resume when he believes he has been slighted.
"If (I was left out) because of how I was playing or my age," said Eve, "I would probably accept that. But it left a sour taste in my mouth because I felt it was because I was playing locally.
"I have heard the coach say that the standard of local league is very poor, but I disagree. I dare him to put some of the professionals he has into the professional league.
In some respects, Eve's career has gone full circle. He credits himself with great "mental strength", which helped him rise from humble beginnings in Carenage to represent his country on four continents.
His earliest memory was singing "butcher ball"-his own take on his granddad Lennox Paul's instructions to 'butt the ball'-as he played football while jumping on his bed.
Two years later, his mother, Bernadette Eve, bought him his first pair of tugs to represent Carenage Boys' Government at primary school level.
His reputation was already established at north zone youth level when he had his first stint with a national team in 1987. It lasted less than five minutes.
National under-16 coach Hannibal Najjar took one look at the "nashy" Eve and his puny Carenage sidekick Dean Pacheco and told them not to waste his time. They were not even allowed the courtesy of a trial.
"He told us we were too small," he said. "I don't think it affected me that much at the time because one coach was saying 'no' when everyone else was saying 'yes'. I didn't bother with him.
"But I said that I would never play for another national team again."
Five years later, Eve was a key component of the only T&T team-at the point of writing-to ever qualify for a World Cup tournament. He played a key role in guiding the national under-20 team to the Portugal FIFA World Youth Championship and even edged illustrious teammate Dwight Yorke, who was at top-flight English club Aston Villa, for MVP honours at the Caribbean qualifying stage.
In the build-up to the Portugal tournament, Eve injured his knee during a 4-2 friendly win over Brazil that ranked among his most special moments in the game. He was only half fit when national youth coach Bertille St Clair was requested to select his travelling squad. St Clair took him anyway and used him in every game.
Eve confirmed the bond between him and his mentor, who persuaded him to attend trials three years after Najjar's snub.
"He put a kind of drive and motivation in us that you don't get from just everybody," he said. "He may have his limitations but he is a real genuine person and I think if we had any other coach, we might not have qualified for that youth World Cup.
"If I had to make any recommendation, it would be that Bertille should be the head coach for every youth team in Trinidad and Tobago because he is not just a coach. He is a father figure."
It promised to be the dawn of a new era for a country still sore after missing out on the 1990 World Cup. The dream did not materialise.
Trinidad and Tobago lost 2-0, 6-0 and 4-0 in Portugal to Australia, Egypt and Russia respectively and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF) as well as the national public ignored the players and coach on their return home.
Most of the 1991 team fell by the wayside after unsuccessful attempts to break into a senior squad that still comprised a core of Strike Squad players.
Eve's pace, passing skills and precise shooting soon held him to step up a level but his confidence and defiant spirit were equally invaluable.
"I think what I had was always natural," he said. "It was God's gift to me."
He made a succession of national coaches believe him.
Eve's first stint with the senior team came under Cummings in 1991 although his first full international cap came at the 1994 Caribbean Cup, which T&T won at home. The final was memorable for a crushing 7-2 win against Martinique but, before kick off, the national players, led by captain Nakhid, rocked the T&TFF by refusing to play unless paid promised match fees.
The 21-year-old Eve was never afraid to make himself heard-on or off the field-and he might have been touched more than he realised by the stand-off between players and administration.
His career is littered with such conflicts as he grappled with the politics of the game.
He refused invitations from Najjar, Zoran Vranes and Stuart Charles at senior level because he did not think they were "forceful enough" to handle administrative "interference". While he also quit St Clair's outfit for a year in solidarity with teammate and friend, Arnold Dwarika, who ran afoul of the coach's infamous taste regarding long hairstyles.
At 28, Eve's break came when English Third Division club, Chester City, signed the versatile player on a two year deal. But, after a string of rows over his international duty, Eve quit and rejoined Joe Public in Trinidad.
In an era when national coaches relied increasingly on overseas players, Eve did it his way; and won.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Eve is a staunch defender of all things local. He never misses an international game and is anxious to see Trinidad and Tobago qualify for the World Cup.
However, he has his suspicions about the present set-up and the exclusion of local-based talent. His senses tingled when Caledonia AIA/Fire midfielder Densill Theobald earned a sudden recall to the national starting line-up against Panama, on the weekend, soon after impressing on an trial with Scottish Premier League club, Falkirk.
"The facts are there for everyone to see," said Eve. "Densill couldn't play, he went on trials for a couple weeks, and he is in the team now... The first change in every game is Otis Seaton.
"All I am saying is to let the best players play. Whether ten of them from foreign or ten from here."
Eve is unlikely to play again for T&T.
He already holds an English FA coaching badge and, at present, is understudy to Englishman Terry Fenwick at Jabloteh. He hopes to become a head coach in the near future while he is not adverse to showcasing his relative eloquence and sharp tongue as a radio or television commentator. Look for him in the stands when next Trinidad and Tobago play-if he is lucky enough to beat the crowd to a football ticket, of course.

T&T Guardian Reports.
17-Jun-2004 - National football team captain Angus Eve has made a call for local football pundits and analysts to rally around the national team as the players go into second drive in the 2006 World Cup qualification series.
Following a 2-0 win away to the Dominican Republic last Sunday, high intensity action looms in the semifinal round with three other teams, including giants Mexico. Eve’s team is hoping to avoid any form of self-destruction as the campaign continues. He was quick to refer to comments against the team’s showing in Santo Domingo earlier this week.
“I want to commend the players on winning a tough game on a bad field away from home. We saw the other teams struggling to defeat some of the lesser-ranked teams and then you get phone calls or messages from back home that the so-called experts and analysts are crying down the team.
“It’s really disheartening, because I think at the end of the day we all want to succeed and in most instances these same people who imply that they are supporters of the football are just making the journey a whole lot rougher,” Eve said on the team’s home on Tuesday.
“When all these analysts go on the television and newspapers and ‘bad talk’ our team, it hurts because when as players and other members of the team, we go out there to give of our best and then get this in return, it tends to make you wonder whether the people want the team to make or break.
“These analysts tend to influence the public in the worst way possible and now certainly is not the time to do that. All these critics were in some way involved with national teams in the past as players, managers or coaches and they all passed through what we are experiencing now in terms of trying to reach a World Cup.
“All these persons also have never achieved any sort of greatness, so then you also have to ask what sort of expertise they really possess,” a concerned Eve added as similar sentiments were expressed by his teammates.
He referred to T&T having gone through a preparation phase against higher-ranked teams like Scotland and Iraq, as well as undergoing training camps in England, losing and realising the mistakes and being able to kick off the campaign with a victory.
“I think the public should take heart in seeing that the team has some resilience in being able to bounce back from those heavy defeats. At the same time, we are not saying that the team is playing the best football at the moment because we certainly don’t want to peak right now and obviously we have areas to improve on.
“But if these people want to make suggestions, maybe they can come see the team train, talk to the players and coaches. They should just be objective too, rather than try to bring the team down after just looking from the outside. Right now the country wants something to look up to and that’s what we are trying to achieve as a team right now,” Eve ended.
The team resumes training today under coach Bertille St Clair at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, before going into camp this weekend, for the return leg match on Sunday.

By: Shaun Fuentes.
03-Apr-2004 - Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Angus Eve believes that judging from what transpired during the recent trip to Egypt, the ingredients are there to make a successful 2006 “Journey to Germany” campaign for the “Soca Warriors”.
Eve, who captained the team in last Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Egypt in Cairo pointed out that the addition of Portsmouth goalkeeper Shaka Hislop and the inclusion of Birmingham City striker Stern John, Anthony Rougier, Marvin Andrews and the other overseas-based players brought a level of unity and professionalism to the team that can only auger well for the remainder of the campaign.
“It was a plus having Shaka and the other guys from overseas coming in and really spending quality time with some of the younger professional players from home. We have gotten off on the right foot in our first major outing under coach St Clair,” Eve told TTFF Media.
“The problem has never really involved the players but I think it was caused by how past management allowed it to get out of hand by allowing some guys to get away with certain things,” Eve said, referring to past claims of overseas pros not being total team players. “But this time around it looks like things will be different. All the guys from overseas like Stern and Shaka, Marvin and Tony showed a lot of class and this can only auger well for the rest off the campaign. At the same time we can’t afford to get complacent at anytime and we must stick to good preparations.” Eve added though that fitness is an area which needs improvement because the team will undoubtedly will have to get accustomed to playing under difficult conditions and traveling long journeys for matches.
“The traveling had a lot to do with the game and even though we didn’t really have much time to settle in Egypt, we were still able to pull off a good performance. The result of the game was not as important as getting the team to bond and having the players really understand what the coach wanted us to do on the pitch. The tour went well in that aspect. We were never out of the game. Fitness maybe played a part coming down to the end of the match not being able to finish as strong as we may have been capable of,” Eve said. Looking ahead to upcoming matches against Iraq, Scotland, Northern Island and others ahead of the June 13 World Cup qualifier against Dominican Republic, Eve remained excited over what is approaching.
“This is great preparations coming up for the team. The group of guys who went to Egypt proved that we can have excellent team spirit. We proved that we are hungry for success. That was sort of lacking in the teams of the recent past. This can only make us stronger as a unit which is what we need because this game is not like tennis whereby you can have Andre Agassi who can play good and bad and determine his own result. Football is about eleven guys on the pitch and the others around the team,” he ended. Meantime, a friendly international against Canada could be on the cards later this month and coach Bertille St Clair has called a squad of local-based players to resume training at the Larry Gomes Stadium on Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm.

Players Called For Training:

Angus Eve, Ashford Leggerton, Anton Pierre, Aurtis Withley, Atiba Charles, Conrad Smith, Clyde Leon, Denzil Theobald, Devon Mitchell, Daurance Williams, Derek King, Garvin McKenna, Jan-Michael Williams, Jerren Nixon, Kenwyne Jones, Kerwyn Jemmott, Kevon Carter, Kerry Baptiste, Keyeno Thomas, Larry McDonald, Lyndon Andrews, Mikhel Peters, Michael Celestine, Marlon Rojas, Nigel Daniel, Stokely Mason, Trent Noel.

By Lasana Liburd.
14-Nov-2002 - Ex-Trinidad and Tobago national footballer Angus Eve has questioned the lack of experience in the “Soca Warriors” squad as they prepare for the CONCACAF Gold Cup first qualifying phase.
St Kitts/Nevis met St Lucia yesterday at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya in the opening match of the three team round robin competition.
And Eve, who retired from national football in February, is concerned that the national team may not quite have the experience within their ranks to do themselves justice—even against such unfancied opposition.
“I think there are a lot of good players (on the squad) who could make an impact,” said the CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh midfielder. “They shouldn't have discarded their experienced players like Arnold Dwarika and Dale Saunders who both have good leadership qualities.
“There are good young players on the team but they need leadership.”
He also insisted that Dwarika, who was omitted by technical director Hannibal Najjar for missing training sessions, would still be a major asset to the team that is lacking a genuine playmaker.
“Defensively, they look good,” said Eve. “But, from the two games I’ve seen, there is still room for a lot more movement and innovation. Part of that is because there is no playmaker. That is where Dwarika would help.”
The national team won two practise games on Saturday and Tuesday against Pro League teams Vibe CT 105 W Connection (1-0) and Joe Public (2-0) respectively.
But Eve is unconvinced that Najjar has been given enough time to prepare his squad.
He blamed the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF) for creating an unstable atmosphere by the hiring and sacking of interim coach Jamaal Shabazz—within a 27 day span. He also said the Pro League could have helped by suspending their competition.
These are some of the recurring problems in the local game that he claimed, prompted him to bring his international career to a close after the 2002 Gold Cup in Miami, United States.
Eve’s nine World Cup qualifying goals are second only to Steve David on the Trinidad and Tobago all time scoring list.
The former Mucurapo Senior Comprehensive standout was also a key member of the national under-20 outfit that became the first Caribbean team to qualify for a World Cup tournament.
Eve played alongside the likes of Blackburn Rovers striker Dwight Yorke, St Gallen winger Jerren Nixon and Crewe Alexandra custodian Clayton Ince in the 1991 Portugal Under-20 World Cup.
The 30-year-old attacker admitted that it was difficult for him to leave international football behind.
“After so long, it is something that becomes a part of you,” he said. “But I felt that there were enough young players coming up and there was no challenge for me anymore.
“There were recurring problems in the (T&TFF) and things in football were not changing.”
He pointed to the choice of venue as another example of the administrators failing the players.
The Centre of Excellence, Eve insisted, was more suited to the visitors than the host team.
He compared it to their decision to play Mexico at the Queen’s Park Oval rather than the Hasely Crawford Stadium during their last World Cup qualifying campaign.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
“We moved from the Stadium to the Oval for home advantage,” he said. “Because we knew we would be more comfortable there than the Mexicans. Why is it the opposite now?
“We are taking away our home advantage. We have five new stadia where the guys have been playing whole year...I still hope that the powers that be do something to change the venue.”
Regardless, Eve called on the national community to turn out and support the team and sport in general.
T&T play St Kitts from 6 pm tomorrow in Macoya.