Bruce Twamley
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bruce Richardson Twamley | ||
| Date of birth | May 23, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1973-74 | Ipswich Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1975 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 18 | (2) |
| 1977 | New York Cosmos | 2 | (0) |
| 1977-1978 | Minnesota Kicks | 14 | (0) |
| 1978 | Oakland Stompers | 6 | (0) |
| 1979 | Edmonton Drillers | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1972-1977 | Canada | 8 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998 | Canada (interim) | ||
| 2008 | Canadian U-23 national team | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2006. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Bruce Richardson Twamley (b. 23 May 1952 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former Canadian international footballer.
Twamley began his professional career with Ipswich Town but after only two appearances in two seasons, he moved back to Canada and played for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League (NASL) for one season in 1975. In 1977, he briefly played for the New York Cosmos before being traded to the Minnesota Kicks during the 1977 season. He began 1978 with Minnesota, but was traded mid-season to the Oakland Stompers. He finished his NASL career with the Edmonton Drillers in 1979.
Twamley is formerly the head coach of the Canadian U-23 national soccer team. He served briefly as interim head coach of the national team in 1998.
[edit] References
- Bruce Twamley at National-Football-Teams.com
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