- Theodore Whitmore
Football player infobox
playername = Theodore Whitmore
fullname = Theodore Whitmore
nickname = Tappa, Theo
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|8|5
cityofbirth =Montego Bay
countryofbirth =Jamaica
height = height|ft=6|in=2
currentclub = Seba United
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Montego Bay Boys Club
years = 1994-1996 1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2002 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-present
clubs =Ajax Cape Town Violet Kickers Seba United Hull City Livingston Tranmere Rovers Seba United
caps(goals) = 3 (1) 12 (2) 14 (1) 77 (9) 3 (0) 37 (5) 16 (4)
nationalyears = 1993-2004
nationalteam = Jamaica
nationalcaps(goals) = 105 (24)
pcupdate = 29 December 2007
ntupdate = 29 December 2007Theodore Whitmore (born
August 5 ,1972 inMontego Bay ) is a footballmidfielder fromJamaica . Currently, he is acting as player/coach of Seba United and assistant coach of theJamaica national football team .He was injured in the car accident that led to the tragic death of "Reggae Boyz' " teammate
Stephen Malcolm . After the accident, he was charged (but later acquitted) for manslaughter [ [http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20021029/lead/lead5.html Whitmore's manslaughter case - Jamaica Gleaner] ]Club career
Very skillful and creative for a player of his tall frame, he started his club career at Montego Bay Boys Club, and has since played for Violet Kickers, Seba United in his native Jamaica. He was signed on a free by English league side Hull City where he played together with compatriot
Ian Goodison until the accident in Jamaica cut short his Hull career. Scottish team Livingston acquired his services in 2003 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/3008122.stm Livingstone gamble on Whitmore - BBC Sport] ] and in June 2004 he signed for Tranmere Rovers. He had his contract terminated in January 2006 by mutual consent. He returned to Jamaica to become player/coach for Seba United.International career
Whitmore made his debut in a November 1993 friendly match against the USA, coming on as a late substitute for
Hector Wright and has played 105 international matches and scored 24 goals for the national team [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/whitmore-intl.html Theodore Whitmore - Century of International Appearances] - RSSSF] . He has been the "Reggae Boyz' " midfield general during the second half of the nineties and played at the1998 FIFA World Cup , where he scored two goals in Jamaica's lone win of the competition against Japan. The same year he was named Caribbean Footballer of the Year. His last international match was also against the USA, a November 2004 World Cup qualifier in which he was substituted himself byJason Euell .External links
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* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=3509 Profile at National Football teams]
* [http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/playerprofile.aspx?id=11&squad=Former-Player Profile at ReggaeBoyzsc]
* [http://www.thereggaeboyz.com/profiles/prowhitmore.htm Profile at TheReggaeBoyz]References
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