Ed McNally (born 7 October 1962) is a Canadian former international
soccer player who played as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
He played at club level for
Toronto Blizzard,
Toronto Nationals,
Hamilton Steelers,
Buffalo Storm Buffalo Storm were an American professional soccer team. They played for one season (1984) in the USL, with home games at All-High Stadium.
Players
* Rudy Pikuzinski 1983-84
* Otto Orf 1984
* Carlos Salguero 1984
* Ernesto Buriano 1984
* Oscar P ...
and
Ottawa Intrepid
Ottawa Intrepid was a professional soccer team based in Ottawa, Ontario that competed in the original Canadian Soccer League. They were founded as the National Capital Pioneers (also spelled National Capitals Pioneers) and played in Aylmer, Que ...
.
In 1982, he played in the
National Soccer League with
Toronto Italia and assisted in securing the regular season title. In late 1983, he returned to former club
Toronto Italia.
In 2014, he was inducted into the
Aurora
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Sports Hall of Fame.
References
1962 births
Living people
Footballers from Glasgow
Scottish emigrants to Canada
Canadian men's soccer players
Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Canada men's international soccer players
Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
Hamilton Steelers (1981–1992) players
Toronto Italia players
Buffalo Storm players
Ottawa Intrepid players
Canadian National Soccer League players
Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
Men's association football midfielders
Toronto Nationals (soccer) players
Canadian Professional Soccer League (original) players
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