Evans Wise
CM (born November 23, 1973) is a
Trinidadian
Trinidadians and Tobagonians, colloquially known as Trinis or Trinbagonians, are the people who are identified with the country of Trinidad and Tobago. The population of Trinidad is notably diverse, with approximately 35% Indo-Trinidadian, 34% ...
former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
His first professional club was the Tampa Bay Mutiny, who drafted him fourth overall in the
1996 MLS Supplemental Draft.
Wise has 18 caps and three goals for the
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
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. He was called up to for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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in Germany, replacing the injured
Silvio Spann.
As a member of
the squad that competed at the World Cup, Wise was awarded the
Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest
state decoration
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The term includes civil awards and decorations, as well as military awards and decorat ...
of Trinidad and Tobago.
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1973 births
Living people
Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers
21st-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen
Men's association football midfielders
Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2006 FIFA World Cup players
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Major League Soccer players
Bundesliga players
USL League Two players
A-League (1995–2004) players
MCCC Vikings men's soccer players
Tampa Bay Mutiny players
New England Revolution players
MLS Pro-40 players
SSV Ulm 1846 players
SV Elversberg players
SV Wacker Burghausen players
Joe Public F.C. players
SV Waldhof Mannheim players
Fredericksburg Hotspur players
Fredericksburg FC players
Recipients of the Chaconia Medal
Tampa Bay Mutiny draft picks
Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers
Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Footballers from Port of Spain
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