He was the first ever captain to lead a T&T to both a youth and senior Fifa World Cup and now he's getting behind the current National Under 20 Football team as they get set to begin their quest to qualify for the 2015 Fifa Under 20 World Cup in New Zealand.
Former Manchester United forward Dwight Yorke today sent well wishes to the current team which goes into action today against Suriname from 7.15 pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on the opening day of the Caribbean Football Union Under 20 Finals.
Yorke led T&T to the 1991 Fifa Youth World Cup in Portugal with a side that was coached by Bertille St Clair and included the likes of Anthony Sherwood, Clayton Ince, Angus Eve, Michael McComie, Shawn Boney and others.
"It's a fantastic tournament to qualify for at such a young age and it would be great if the current Trinidad and Tobago Under 20 team can get off to the right start in their match against Suriname tomorrow," Yorke told TTFA Media from London on Thursday.
"It's one of those periods in your career where the world of football is there ahead of you and you want to do everything right not just for your country but for yourselves as players. I remember when it happened for us back in 1991. It is definitely one of the other proudest moments in my career as a player on the international stage I was 18 years at the time and leading the team in Portugal was a big occasion for all of us. We saw our football progress from there and then we've gone on to qualify for Germany and a couple of the other youth teams done well also."
Yorke said it was a critical time for skipper Shannon Gomez and his troops.
"The opening game is always important but we've prepared well and the boys want to win every match. We will not go in there thinking it's beyond us or that any team could be an easy opponent. We intend to get it right from the first match," Gomez said.
The Caribbean teams are vying for one of four spots in the 2015 Concacaf Under-20 Finals will include a field of twelve teams: five from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), four from the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), and three from North America.
In this evening's opening game Cuba will test Curacao from 5pm. Admission is $40 and Kids under 12 are free.