Trevor McCallum
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | February 26, 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1979 | Aston Villa | ||
1981 | Mississauga United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982 | Toronto Italia | ||
1983–1984 | Toronto Blizzard | 6 | (0) |
1986 | Toronto Italia | ||
1987–1989 | Toronto Blizzard | 65 | (3) |
1990 | Kitchener Spirit | 19 | (0) |
1991 | Toronto Blizzard | 0 | (0) |
1991 | Hamilton Steelers | 7 | (0) |
International career | |||
1983–1988 | Canada | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Trevor McCallum (born February 26, 1964) is a former English-Canadian soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and earned eighteen caps with the Canada men's national soccer team.
Career
[edit]McCallum played with Aston Villa's youth team, and in 1979 he moved to Canada where he played with Mississauga United in 1981.[1] In 1982, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[1][2] In 1983, he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Blizzard in the last two seasons of the league.[3] In 1986, he returned to the National Soccer League and played with former team Toronto Italia.[4] The following season he played in the Canadian Soccer League with the Edmonton Brick Men, but was traded to the Blizzard midway through the season.[5] During his time in the Canadian Soccer League he was selected to the 1989 All-Star team.[6]
In 1990, he was originally transferred to Edmonton, but shortly after was traded to Kitchener Spirit.[7] In 1991, he returned to play with the Toronto Blizzard.[8][9]
International career
[edit]McCallum made his debut for the Canadian national soccer team on December 6, 1983 against Mexico in a friendly match.[10] In total he played 18 international matches for the national team between 1983 and 1988.[11][12]
Personal life
[edit]His nephew Gavin McCallum is also a footballer who played for the Canadian national soccer team.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 216.
- ^ "Liverpool advances". Toronto Star. December 1, 1982. p. F7.
- ^ "NASL-Trevor McCallum". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "Italia will put Wheels to test". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. June 14, 1986. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ Ireland, Joanne (June 6, 1987). "Brick Men optimistic about opener". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. p. 58. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1989". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ "B-Men make a deal". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. April 21, 1990. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "Vancouver Sun - Soccer". Newspapers.com. Vancouver Sun. October 8, 1991. p. 63. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "CSL 1991 Media Guide w 92 season info and all time records_HiQ.PDF".
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ Canadian National Soccer Team: Trevor McCallum[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
External links
[edit]- Trevor McCallum at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Trevor McCallum at National-Football-Teams.com