15 Facts About Theodore Whitmore

Theodore Whitmore is the former head coach of Jamaica national team.

Theodore Whitmore was signed on a free by English league side Hull City following a one-week trial with the club, where he played together with compatriot Ian Goodison, until an accident in Jamaica cut short his Hull career.

On his league debut, away at Rochdale, Theodore Whitmore scored a league debut goal.

Theodore Whitmore had his contract terminated in January 2006 by mutual consent.

Theodore Whitmore made his debut for Jamaica in a November 1993 friendly match against the United States, coming on as a late substitute for Hector Wright.

Theodore Whitmore earned 105 official international caps and scored 24 goals for the Jamaica national team.

Theodore Whitmore was a key member of the Reggae Boyz' squad during the second half of the 1990s, playing as a major catalyst for the Jamaicans as they advanced to their first and only World Cup in 1998.

Theodore Whitmore was then retained as an assistant under new coach Rene Simoes.

Theodore Whitmore again took the reins of the national team when John Barnes left the position in June 2009, to take up a management job at Whitmore's former club Tranmere Rovers in the English League.

Theodore Whitmore's team struggled during the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup and were eliminated in the first round.

In September 2016, Theodore Whitmore was named interim head coach of Jamaica In May 2018, Theodore Whitmore signed a four-year contract with the JFF.

On 9 December 2021, Theodore Whitmore was dismissed as senior national team head coach.

In 2022, Theodore Whitmore was named manager of Jamaica Premier League club, Mount Pleasant in the St Ann Parish of Jamaica.

Theodore Whitmore made a stunning return to Mount Pleasant after just one competitive match, in which the club suffered a shock defeat in the opening game of the 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.

Theodore Whitmore was injured in a car accident that led to the death of Reggae Boyz' teammate Stephen Malcolm.