Carlos Edwards
Carlos Akenhaton Edwards ( born October 24, 1978 in Diego Martin) is a soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago. The midfielder is currently plaing for national player of his country and is since September 2009 in the English Football League Championship Ipswich Town under contract. With the national team, he also took part in the World Cup 2006.
Sports career
Edwards, which can be used as a right winger on the outside back position, the professional career began in his home at Defence Force. After a successful trial changed the " Soca Warriors ", who had attended the same school as his future National teammate Kenwyne Jones, for 250,000 pounds to the Welsh AFC Wrexham in the English league - more New Items from his home country at the AFC Wrexham were at this time Dennis Lawrence and Hector Sam. With the rise in the third-class Second Division Edwards celebrated in the 2002/03 season 's first major success, contributed even ten hit, and was also the league elected both within the Association as the best player of the past season, as in the Team of the Year at the end. The latter honor he also won a year later in the third highest league, when he contributed to five goals that the AFC Wrexham with a safe mid-table received the class. In his last season for the " Red Dragons " caused a knee injury that Edwards had suffered during a national deployment, that he was placed in the Hinserie incapacitated. In the end he rose with his club into the fourth league, but won at the same time with the Football League Trophy his first English title.
After the contract expires in Wrexham Edwards joined in May 2005 free transfer to the second division Luton Town and signed here a contract with a term of three years. Right away he was with his new club due to his technical skills and his speed on the crowd favorite and recommended so for higher tasks. So he signed on 2 January 2007 at the second division rivals Sunderland AFC at, signed a new 3 ½ -year contract there and led with five goals in the remaining games of the season good one. This included the decisive goal for 3-2 Final against Burnley, which meant the direct promotion to the Premier League after the defeat of Derby County against Crystal Palace the next day. However, his time in the British Elite League was short -lived as he injured himself in the second season game at the Achilles tendon and shortly after his return broke a leg. Only shortly before the end of the season, Edwards returned, was then but after a series of signings during the summer first of all no more " first choice " and received on October 2008, the release for a lending transaction with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Already on 20 November 2008 appointed him the "Black Cats" after only six appearances for the " Wolves " back to Sunderland, but where he came into existence with 16 tool changes in 22 league games more as a reserve player.
September 1, 2009 Edwards joined together with Grant Leadbitter for a total transfer fee in the amount of four million pounds from Sunderland to second division side Ipswich Town.
National of Trinidad and Tobago
After Edwards had previously played in any youth team of his home country, he made his debut on June 5, 1999 in Caribbean Cup for Trinidad and Tobago to Grenada, and was named after the tournament win more and more first-team regular. He was on the team for the first time in the history of the country participated in 2006 at the World Cup finals and was in the group matches against Sweden, England and Paraguay each consistently on the court.
Achievements
- Caribbean champions: 1999, 2001
- Football League Trophy: 2005