Altamont McKenzie (born 5 March 1951) is a retired Jamaican

football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

defender who spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League and at least one in the American Soccer League. He also played for the

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from 1978 to 1980. McKenzie attended

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where he both played soccer and ran track from 1970 to 1973. He graduated in 1974 and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2000. The Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League drafted McKenzie in 1974. He spent two seasons in Texas before moving to the Tacoma Tides for the start of the 1976 American Soccer League season. He was traded to the

Los Angeles Skyhawks The Los Angeles Skyhawks was a professional soccer club based in Los Angeles, California, that was a member of the American Soccer League. Founded as part of the American Soccer League's expansion to the west coast in 1976, they were the first pro ...

mid way during the season, and helped L.A. win the ASL title. He played in de Dutch Second Division for

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

.JAMAICAAN BIJ PEC ZWOLLE. "De Telegraaf". Amsterdam, 05-08-1976, p. 15. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 25-10-2021, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011199821:mpeg21:p015 He retired in 1978. He currently lives in Jamaica where he co-owns a rum distillery with fellow footballer Desmond Munroe.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McKenzie, Altamont 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Dallas Tornado players Jamaican footballers Jamaican expatriate footballers Jamaica international footballers Los Angeles Skyhawks players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Oneonta State Red Dragons men's soccer players Tacoma Tides players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Men's association football defenders Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States