Brian Gant

Brian Gant
Personal information
Full name	Brian Reginald Gant
Date of birth	April 23, 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Defender
College career
Years	Team
	Simon Fraser
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1976	Vancouver Whitecaps
1977–1982	Portland Timbers
1980–1982	Portland Timbers (indoor)
International career
1973–1981	Canada
1973–1975	Canada "B"
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Reginald Gant (born April 23, 1952) is a Canadian retired soccer player who spent nine seasons in the North American Soccer League and played fifteen games with the Canada national team.

Player

Professional

After playing college soccer at Simon Fraser University,^[1] Gant signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League in 1974. After three seasons in Vancouver, he moved to the Portland Timbers in 1977. He remained with the Timbers until they folded in 1982, playing a total of six outdoor and two indoor seasons with them.

International

Gant made 17 combined international ("A" and "B") appearances for Canada from 1973 and 1981. He played in two cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. He also played for Canada in eight exhibition matches against club or select teams.

Coach

Since 1990, Gant has been a youth coach with F.C. Portland, a youth soccer club in Portland, Oregon. He also coached girls' high school soccer at Catlin Gabel School in Portland, and as such was named District 1 Coach of the Year for 2003. Gant led the Catlin Gabel Eagles to 13 state championships, 11 consecutively from 1994 to 2004.

Personal

Brian's brother Bruce Gant was also a professional and international soccer player. His brother-in-law Bill Sinclair was a teammate with the New Westminster Blues. His niece Christine Sinclair is a star Canadian player for Portland Thorns FC. His wife is a school teacher and sports coach.

Sources

References

^ "Clan In The Pros". sfu.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

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[1] "Clan In The Pros". sfu.ca. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

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