Bill Millar (born 20 May 1950) is a Canadian former international

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player.

Career

Millar played with Toronto City in 1971, and the following season played in the

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with Hamilton Italo-Canadians. In 1973, he played with league rivals London City. He played with Hamilton City in 1974, and later with Welland Lions Croatia and

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. In 2012, he was inducted into the Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame. In 2014, the

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awarded Millar with the Ontario Soccer Meritorious Service Award.

International career

Millar made his debut for the

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on 8 June 1971 against

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. He represented Canada in the

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. He made his senior debut on 5 August 1973 against the

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in a friendly match.

Managerial career

After playing college soccer with the

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, he became a teacher. He was head coach of the

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for 31 seasons until retiring in 2016. In 2019, he was named the head coach for Hamilton United Elite's U15 girl's Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) program.

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* 1950 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Scottish emigrants to Canada Men's association football players not categorized by position Canadian soccer coaches Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Pan American Games competitors for Canada Footballers at the 1971 Pan American Games London City Soccer Club players St. Catharines Roma Wolves players Canadian National Soccer League players Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from Lennoxtown Footballers from East Dunbartonshire {{Canada-footy-bio-stub