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Victoria Vistas
The Victoria Vistas were a professional soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia that competed in the original Canadian Soccer League. The Vistas joined the CSL for the 1989 season and folded after the 1990 season. Victoria All-star teams had been competitive with league champion Vancouver 86ers teams in pre-season contests during previous years. History The Vistas joined the Canadian Soccer League as an expansion team for the 1989 season, forming a natural rivalry with the Vancouver 86ers. The Vistas were coached by Brian Hughes (until August 1) and former Canadian national team captain Bruce Wilson, with Buzz Parsons serving as general manager. The Vistas struggled in their inaugural season, winning only 4 of their 26 matches, finishing last in their division. Despite their poor results, during a match preview versus Winnipeg Fury, July 20, 1989, the Vistas were noted as averaging about 2,000 spectators per game. Victoria Vistas played an exhibition game against th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Athletic Park
Royal Athletic Park is a stadium in Victoria, British Columbia and is used for baseball, soccer, softball and football, but also hosts special events, such as the annual Great Canadian Beer Festival and previously the Rifflandia Music Festival. It is home to The Victoria HarbourCats Baseball Club of the West Coast League. It is located 1km from the city center. History In 1907 the burgeoning summer athletic teams did not have enough facilities for senior teams with paid attendances. Baseball in particular was challenged to find available dates at Oak Bay Grounds to operate due to a preference for lacrosse. Subsequently, the supporters of Canada's national summer sport lacrosse, at a meeting chaired by BC Premier McBride formed the Royal Victoria Athletic Association on March 26, 1908,''British Colonist''. March 27, 1908. http://www.britishcolonist.ca and a senior lacrosse team was founded to enable the best intermediate (Under 21) players to play in the British Columbia Amateur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Canadian Soccer League Season
The 1989 Canadian Soccer League season was the third season of play for the Canadian Soccer League, a Division 1 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid. Format and changes from previous season The Victoria Vistas joined the Canadian Soccer League as an expansion team for the 1990 season, joining the West Division. The divisions were now even with five teams each. The Calgary Kickers The Calgary Strikers (formerly the Calgary Kickers) were a Canadian soccer team in Calgary, Alberta that competed in the Canadian Soccer League from 1987 to 1989. They were founded as the Calgary Kickers for the 1987 and 1988 seasons, winning the ... folded following the 1988 season, but the club was replaced by a community-owned team called the Calgary Strikers. Similar to the previous season, the teams played an unbalanced schedule with two-thirds of a team's matches coming against teams in their own division(4 matches each) and one-third against the opposite division (2 match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Pakos
George "Teddy" Pakos (born August 14, 1952 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former Canada men's national soccer team, Canadian international soccer player. His goals were crucial in Canada qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup finals in 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986. Club career Pakos won Rookie of the Year honours in the final Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908-73), Pacific Coast League season, helping Victoria West United finish second overall in the 1972-73 league standings. He later played for Victoria's London Boxing Club (which later became the VAA) and won Canada Soccer's The Challenge Trophy in 1975. He began work at the same time as a water-meter technician for the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, a job he continued for over 25 years. The third son of Polish people, Polish immigrants, George's father Zenon Pakos, Zenon played professionally in Poland before being displaced by the World War II, war. Pakos did play briefly professionally in the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McGill (soccer)
David McGill (born 28 May 1960) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League between 1979 and 1981 for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Detroit Express and Washington Diplomats. McGill also earned four caps for the Canadian under-20 side in 1979, and participated at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 1986, he played for the Edmonton Brick Men in the Western Soccer Alliance. He played for the Victoria Vistas The Victoria Vistas were a professional soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia that competed in the original Canadian Soccer League. The Vistas joined the CSL for the 1989 season and folded after the 1990 season. Victoria All-star team ... in 1989. References {{DEFAULTSORT:McGill, David 1960 births Living people Soccer players from Vancouver Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry McCabe
Gerry McCabe (born 26 September 1956, in Hamilton) is a Scottish football player and coach. Playing career McCabe had a lengthy playing career that lasted almost two decades. He made over 200 league appearances for a Clydebank side that steamrollered through the divisions to the Scottish Premier Division. In 1977, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Windsor Stars, and the following season with Toronto Italia. In 1990, he played with the Victoria Vistas. Towards the end of his playing career, he started coaching Celtic youth players. Coaching career After retiring as a player McCabe worked as assistant manager to Bobby Williamson at Kilmarnock. McCabe then went on to be assistant manager to Williamson at his next two managerial positions at Hibernian and Plymouth Argyle. McCabe was the caretaker manager of Hibernian when Williamson moved to Plymouth before the end of the 2003–04 season. McCabe then rejoined Williamson at Plymouth at the start of the 2004–05 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Keith
Simon Sean Keith (born 25 May 1965) is a British/Canadian soccer player. He is the first athlete to have played professional sports after having undergone a heart transplant. To raise awareness for organ donation, he founded the Simon Keith Foundation in 2011. Early life and education Simon Keith was born on 25 May 1965, to David Keith, and Sylvia. The family moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1967. He played his youth soccer for the Victoria Boys Club and later the Lansdowne Evening Optimists. He went to Mount Douglas Secondary School from 1981 to 1983, where he played on a soccer team with notable teammates Jeff Mallett and John Hughes. He subsequently gained a scholarship to play soccer at the University of Victoria for the Vikings soccer team where in 1984 he was diagnosed with myocarditis, a deterioration of the heart muscle. In 1986, he was the recipient of a heart transplant, the donor being 17 year old Jonathan Edward, from Newport, Wales, who had died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Iversen
Rick Iversen is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League and USISL. Youth In 1987, Iversen, in his only season with the San Diego State University men’s soccer team, went to the final of the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. He then transferred to California State University, Northridge. In December 1988, Iversen scored the game-winning goal to put CSUN into the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship final where they fell to Florida Tech. He was the 1988 NCAA Division II Defensive MVP. In addition to playing collegiate soccer, Iversen also spent two seasons with the San Diego Nomads in the Western Soccer Alliance (1986-1987). In 1988, he played for the Los Angeles Heat. Professional On April 26, 1989, Iversen turned professional with the Victoria Vistas of the Canadian Soccer League. In 1990, he moved to Europe to play for AaB Aalborg. Iversen was back in the United States in 1991 to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Inneh
Ernest Inneh (born September 25, 1970 in Nigeria) is a retired Nigerian-American soccer player. He is now a coach at the Metropolitan Oval Development Academy. He scored the only goal in the final of the 1991 U.S. Open Cup. Playing career Inneh, a native of Nigeria, attended Brooklyn College where he played on the men's soccer team from 1988 to 1991. In addition to playing collegiate soccer, Inneh also played for the Victoria Vistas of the Canadian Soccer League and the Brooklyn Italians in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League. On August 10, 1991, he scored the winning goal for the Brooklyn Italians in the final of the 1991 U.S. Open Cup. He then signed with the Penn-Jersey Spirit of the American Professional Soccer League. He played one game with the team on August 24, 1991. Inneh then pursued a successful career in Greece playing with Greek first division club Korinthos F.C., where he famously scored against Olympiakos CFP. Korinthos were relegated following the 1992–93 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hughes (soccer, Born 1965)
Richard John Hughes (born July 3, 1965) is a former professional soccer player. Born in Swansea, Wales, he moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1971. He played for Cadboro Bay, which later became Bays United Soccer Club. He attended Mount Douglas Secondary School, where he played on a soccer team with Jeff Mallett and Simon Keith. Hughes represented Canada at the 1982 CONCACAF Youth Tournament in Guatemala and won his first cap with Canada's senior team on 27 August 1986 at the Merlion Cup in Singapore. He played for the University of Victoria Vikings and was part of the 1987 national winning side. He played professionally for the Vancouver 86ers, Winnipeg Fury, Victoria Vistas, and Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; french: Ligue canadienne de soccer — LCS) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shel Brodsgaard
Shel Brodsgaard (born May 29, 1970) is a Canadian former professional goalkeeper. Early life Brodsgaard began playing soccer with the Gorge Youth Soccer Association and represented British Columbia at U16 and U18 Provincial All-Star levels. Career He signed his first professional contract at age 15, with the Edmonton Brick Men of the Canadian Soccer League. He later played with the Victoria Vistas, Nova Scotia Clippers, and North York Rockets. He also played with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played for the Winnipeg Fury and Danish side Hvidovre IF. Prior to joining the Rockets, he had a trial with Danish club Boldklubben 1909. International career He made one appearance for the Canadian national team. He was a member of the 1992 Canadian Olympic Qualifying team, but did not make an appearance. He won a gold medal at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie. Coaching He has served as the Goalkeeper Coach for the Canada women's national soccer team as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Bridge
Ian Christopher Bridge (born 18 September 1959) is a football coach and former professional who played as a defender. A former player for the Canada national team, he has coached the Canada women's national team among other teams. Club career Bridge was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He began his pro career in 1977 and played in the NASL with the Seattle Sounders from 1979 to 1983 and with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 1984, and MISL indoor soccer with the Tacoma Stars. Over six NASL seasons he played 124 games and scored 13 goals. Following the demise of the NASL Bridge played for Swiss club FC La Chaux-de-Fonds for two seasons when the club was in the Swiss league first division. Later in the Canadian Soccer League, he played for the Victoria Vistas (1990), Kitchener Kickers (1991), and North York Rockets (1991). Ian played his youth soccer with thLakehill Soccer Associationin Victoria BC, and has an annually awarded Youth Player "Inspirational" trophy named in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Bolitho
Robert "Bob" Bolitho (born July 20, 1952, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a former Canadian national team, North American Soccer League and Canadian Soccer League player. He is of Cornish descent. Club career Bolitho played as a teenager of Pacific Coast Soccer League side Victoria O'Keefe S.C. before joining the soccer team of the London Boxing Club in Victoria, for whom he won a Canadian Club Championship national title in 1975. The following summer Bolitho joined the Vancouver Whitecaps and remained with the club until 1980. He was a member of their Soccer Bowl winning team in 1979, playing at right back in the Soccer Bowl win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies. He went on loan to the Los Angeles Aztecs during the 1979–1980 NASL indoor season. In 1980, Bolitho began the season with the Whitecaps before being traded to the Tulsa Roughnecks with whom he played the rest of the 1980 outdoor as well as the 1980–1981 NASL indoor season. In 1981, he moved to the Fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |