Jamil Canal, a native of
Brazil, spent most of his career as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...
in the
American Soccer League. From 1973 to 1975, he was the ASL All Star goalkeeper while playing with the
New York Apollo. In 1976, he moved to the expansion
Tacoma Tides
The Tacoma Tides was an American soccer club based in Tacoma, Washington that was a member of the American Soccer League. It began play in 1976, but the league folded the following year. It was owned by businessman and future governor Booth Gard ...
. However, the Tides folded at the end of the season and Canal moved back to New York where he spent the 1977 season as the backup to
Keith Van Eron
Keith Van Eron is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played one season in the American Soccer League and three in the North American Soccer League. He also played the first eleven seasons of Major Indoor Soccer League, winning the 1984 c ...
. Canal regained his starting position in 1978 and held it through at least the 1980 season. He continues to play today with the New York Greek-Americans’ over-30 team.
External links
Tides roster
1946 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Association football goalkeepers
American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
New York Apollo players
Tacoma Tides players
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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