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Former ‘Golden Jaguar’ Ricky Shakes hangs up boots after 19-year career Int. highlight was goal against T&T 11.11.11 @ Providence
Former England based ‘Golden Jaguar’ Ricky Shakes whose football career at the club level kicked off in 2004 and his International for Guyana in 2010 yesterday called it a day when he announced his retirement from the sport which has shaped his life.
Ricky Shakes
Ricky Shakes (right) and Leon Cort, goal scorers against T&T on 11.11.11
A fierce midfielder during his playing days which spanned eight clubs in England (Bolton Wanderers FC, Bury FC, Bristol Rovers FC, Swindon Town FC, Brentford FC, Ebbsfleet United FC, Kidderminster (KHFC), Borehamwood FC), Shakes also played briefly for Trinidad and Tobago against Iceland in 2006, coming on as a sub in the final 10 minutes of the match.
In a facebook post, Shakes said that he was happy to announce his retirement from football stating that it was a long 19 years playing as a professional noting that the experience was phenomenal which allowed him to travel to meet friends for life whilst playing the sport he loves.
Shakes, who played a total of 510 club matches and scored 55 goals first played for a Guyana select X1 in 2010 in a historic encounter against Cray Wanderers Football Club in England, the second oldest club there.
The match which was played at the Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, Champion Hill Stadium and was watched by former West Indies Captain, Clive Lloyd.
His third international appearance was his most memorable, it was Guyana’s 2–1 victory over Trinidad & Tobago on 11 November 2011 which sealed Guyana’s qualification to the third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time in the nation’s history.
In that game, Shakes scored the first goal and created the second for Burnley’s Leon Cort, before Kenwyne Jones’ consolation for Trinidad & Tobago.
Shakes father who is Guyanese and his mother, Trinidadian, commented on his international career for Guyana.
“I would like to thank all the management team and all the members of staff around the Guyanese team and the federation. All the players I’ve played alongside and against. To the fans: the game isn’t the game without you. And being part of history beating Trinidad to qualify to the next stage was one of the best highlights of my career. A million thank yous for your unconditional support. I look forward to sitting in the stands cheering on the next generation of Guyana football, so stay safe and God bless. On to the next chapter, Ricky Shakes.”
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