Wendell Moore (born 18 September 1964) is a former Trinidad and Tobago footballer and coach.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wendell Ian Moore | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-09-18) 18 September 1964 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Bethel, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1985 | Signal Hill SCS | ||
| 1986–1987 | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1999 | Lauderhill Lions SC | ||
| 2000–2001 | CS Villains | ||
| National team | |||
| 1984–1985 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | (0[1]) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2004 | St Clair Coaching School | ||
| 2004–2005 | Lauderhill Lions Optimists | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Moore was born in Bethel, Tobago.[3] He played in his early career for the Signal Hill Senior Comprehensive School[4] and on the Fairleigh Dickinson University for the Teneck Men Soccer team.[5][6] He played after his graduating on the FDU in the year 1987, over ten years with Florida based Lauderhill Lions Soccer Club.[7] Moore played by the club besides with the later MLS player Mark Chung and Miami Fusion caribbean international player Reginald Pierre-Jerome.[8] Moore played until 1998 with Lauderhill Lions,[9] before signed with Coral Springs Men's Soccer League side CS Villains.[10]
Moore earned three caps with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.[11] He played his international debut in a 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification game against the Costa Rica national football team in Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José, Costa Rica on 24 April 1985.[12]
After his retirement he worked as teacher of the St Clair Coaching School in Carnbee Village, Tobago[13] and later coached the under-14 boys team, Lauderhill Lions Optimists team of the South Florida United soccer association.[14]
Both his sons Shaquell[15] and CJ play in the US national youth soccer system.[16] Shaquell also plays for Nashville SC in MLS. Moore is married with Michelle Goddard, a sister of fellow footballer and former national team member of Wendell, Richard Goddard.[17]