Dennis Lawrence
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Dennis William Lawrence | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Trinidad and Tobago (manager) |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Barataria Ball Players | ||
| 1993–1998 | Caledonia AIA | ||
| 1999–2000 | Defence Force | ||
| 2001–2006 | Wrexham | 198 | (14) |
| 2006–2009 | Swansea City | 84 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | San Juan Jabloteh | 7 | (1) |
| Total | 317 | (25) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2010 | Trinidad and Tobago | 89 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2017– | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:48, 14 April 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2010 |
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Dennis William Lawrence CM (born 1 August 1974) is a Trinidad and Tobago former footballer. He is currently the manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Prior to coaching, he had a successful playing career in England, Wales and Trinidad and Tobago. He lifted the Caribbean Cup with the Soca Warriors and won several cup competitions with Wrexham before winning a league title with Swansea City. Prior to moving Everton, he had coached for three years at Wigan Athletic during which time he became the first Trinidadian to win The FA Cup.
Prior to becoming a footballer, Lawrence worked as a supermarket attendant in Port of Spain. He later joined the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force and became eligible to play for their football team Defence Force.
Lawrence signed for Wrexham for a fee of £100,000 in 2001, joining from Defence Force of his native Trinidad, becoming the third Trinidadian at Wrexham along with Hector Sam and Carlos Edwards. Before signing for Wrexham, he had trials at Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers.
After some poor performances when he first joined the club, Lawrence went on to become a valued and popular player at the Welsh club, winning the 2003–04 Player of the Season award. He has also become the first Wrexham player to play at a World Cup, starting all three of his country's games.
He signed for Swansea City on 16 August 2006 after Swansea had lost central defender and skipper Garry Monk to injury. He made an impressive Swansea debut in a 2–0 win over Doncaster Rovers winning the Man of the Match award.
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