Chris Horrocks (born November 15, 1954) is a former Canadian international and

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: *North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league *North American Soccer League (2011–2017) The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...

defender. Horrocks played in Canada's back for 18 times between 1972 and 1977, including starting all 8 internationals Canada played in 1973 through 1975. He was on the Canadian team at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seve ...

. He played in the NASL for the

Montreal Olympique The Montreal Olympique were a Canadian soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1971 to 1973. The team was based in Montreal and played its 1971 and 1973 home matches at Autostade and at the Universite de Montre ...

in 1972 and 1973, the

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in 1976 when they won the

Soccer Bowl The Soccer Bowl was the annual championship game of the North American Soccer League, which ran from 1968 to 1984. The two top teams from the playoffs faced off in the final to determine the winner of the NASL Trophy. From the league's founding ...

, and the

Las Vegas Quicksilvers The Las Vegas Quicksilvers were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) during the 1977 season. The team was based in Las Vegas, Nevada and played their home games at Las Vegas Stadium. After the 19 ...

in 1977. In 1974, he played in the

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with Quebec Selects. In 1978, he returned to play in the NSL with

Montreal Castors Montreal Castors was a Canadian Association football, soccer team, founded in 1975. The team played in the Canadian National Soccer League, National Soccer League, winning the championship in 1978 and 1979 before withdrawing from the league in 197 ...

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1954 births Living people Association football defenders Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian National Soccer League players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian soccer players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Las Vegas Quicksilver players Montreal Castors players Montreal Olympique players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Anglophone Quebec people Soccer players from Montreal Pan American Games competitors for Canada Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games {{Canada-footy-bio-stub