Carl Tadeus Fletcher (born 26 December 1971) is a former professional Canadian

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defender who played in the

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, and played at the international level appearing in several

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tournaments and at the

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Club career

Fletcher began his professional career for the

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of the

. He played for the

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in 1994, which was the club's only season of existence. He spent the 1996 indoor season with

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of the National Professional Soccer League. When the indoor season ended he signed with Montreal Impact and played a total of 68 matches. In 1999, he signed a contract with

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and played two years with the team. Fletcher returned to the Montreal Impact in April 2001. After playing half a season with the Impact, he was sold to

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in August 2001. With Rochester he reached the postseason, and captured the A-League championship. In 2002, Fletcher was transferred to the

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, where he spent two seasons, that of 2002 being his best when the team reached the first round of the playoffs. In 2004 Fletcher took a season off to pursue a broadcast career with TSN. A year after he decided to return to soccer and signed with his hometown club the

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. His signing was announced on 31 March 2005. He failed to make an appearance for the club due to sustaining an injury early in the season and was released halfway through the season.

International career

Fletcher made his first steps on the international scene at the

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which were held in Canada. He played in all three games there. He made his senior debut for

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in a July 1991

match against

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and for a couple of years was the first-choice defender for the Canada national team. He earned 40 caps, scoring twice. He represented Canada in 7 World Cup qualifiers.Record at FIFA Tournaments
- FIFA His last international game was on 1 June 2003 against

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fletcher, Carl 1971 births Living people Soccer players from Toronto Naturalized citizens of Canada Black Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's international soccer players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) players Toronto Rockets (soccer) players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Virginia Beach Mariners players Rochester New York FC players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Toronto Lynx players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players American Professional Soccer League players A-League (1995–2004) players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canada men's youth international soccer players Toronto Shooting Stars players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players