Marvin Andrews who is also known as The Second Coming was born in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago on the 22nd of December 1975. While he is not attached to any football [soccer] club, his life and times are deserving of mention. He started his career in Trinidad and Tobago by playing for the San Juan Jabloteh and Caribe FC.
He also played for the national team of Trinidad and Tobago from the year 1996 to 2006 having scored ten goals within ninety nine games. The position of Marvin Andrews in professional football [soccer] has been as a defender. While in Trinidad and Tobago, he was chosen by the Raith Rovers and he started his career with Scottish Football [Soccer].
While in Scotland, Marvin Andrews played for the Raith Rovers, Rangers, and Livingston. During his career in Scottish Football [Soccer], he scored twenty one goals within three hundred and seventy four appearances. He received honours with Livingston with the Scottish League Cup for the football [soccer] season of 2003-2004.
Marvin Andrews was also the recipient of the Scottish League Cup for the football [soccer] season of 2004-2005 as well as the Scottish Premier League for the same season. The 2004-2005 prizes were during his association with the Rangers Football [Soccer] Club.
In spite of the fact that Marvin Andrews and the Raith Rovers have parted ways via mutual consent, he has been seen practicing with them. On the Seventh of March 2009, he played with the Raith Rovers against East Fife in the Fife Derby close to Stark Park. The Raith Rovers were victorious in this game with the score of one to zero.
Marvin Andrews has attracted attention with his non football [soccer] activities as well as his football [soccer] activities. Lawrence Donegan who is a sports writer for the Guardian has reported about the presence of his personal pastor Joe Nwokoye who is a Pentecostal Pastor.
It was in the church directed by Pastor Joe Nwokoye that Marvin Andrews learned the art of faith healing. He was able to play one game a week after he injured the cruciate ligament of his knee. Unfortunately, he was injured again with the same knee and was unable to represent Trinidad and Tobago in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
He also attracted attention by declaring that homosexuality is an abomination and that they are posessed by demons. His quote was: «There is a demon in their spirit, their spirits are ill, but God can help them through his church and anyone who doubts this can check the Bible».
Marvin Andrews needs to define his future and see if he wants to be part of a club or if he wants to play only in Trinidad and Tobago. Only he and God could help him make that decision.
Reference:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/foot ball/2005/may/21/newsstory.spo rt7