Buzz Parsons

Buzz Parsons

Personal information
Full name	Les Parsons
Date of birth	16 December 1950 (1950-12-16)
Place of birth	Burnaby, BC, Canada
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Huddersfield Town
	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1969–1970	Vancouver Spartans
1971	Vancouver Eintracht
1976–1982	Vancouver Whitecaps	106	(17)
1979–1980	→ Los Angeles Aztecs (indoor)	6	(0)
1985	Victoria Riptides
Total		120	(19)
National team
1972–1980	Canada	24	(7)
Teams managed
	Vancouver 86ers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Les "Buzz" Parsons (born 16 December 1950) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. During his career in North America with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Parsons was affectionately known as "White Shoes", owing to the white boots he always wore. After retiring as a player, Parsons later became a professional soccer coach.

Career

Club career

Parsons played youth football in England with Huddersfield Town and Ipswich Town, but he never made a senior league appearance for either team. Parsons returned to Canada to play with the Vancouver Spartans and Vancouver Eintracht, winning the Challenge Cup with Eintracht in 1971.

Parsons later played in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps between 1976 and 1982, scoring 17 goals in 106 appearances. Parsons also played indoor soccer during this period for the Los Angeles Aztecs and the Whitecaps.

International career

Between 1972 and 1980, Parsons represented Canada on 24 occasions, scoring 7 goals in the process.

Coaching career

Parsons was manager of the Vancouver 86ers, and then the Victoria Vistas of the Canadian Soccer League.

Personal life

Parsons was born in Burnaby, British Columbia.

In 2003 Parsons was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.

Parsons now lives in Victoria, B.C. playing Over 50's soccer at Gorge Soccer Association