Trevor McCallum
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | February 26, 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982 | Toronto Italia | ||
1983–1984 | Toronto Blizzard | 6 | (0) |
1986 | Toronto Italia | ||
1987 | Edmonton Brickmen | ||
1987–1989 | Toronto Blizzard | ||
1990 | Kitchener Spirit | ||
1991 | Toronto Blizzard | ||
International career | |||
1983–1988 | Canada | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Trevor McCallum 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
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] In 1983, he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Blizzard in the last two seasons of the league.[2] In 1986, he returned to the National Soccer League and played with former team Toronto Italia.[3] The following season he played in the Canadian Soccer League with the Edmonton Brickmen, but was traded to the Blizzard midway through the season.[4] During his time in the Canadian Soccer League he was selected to the 1989 All-Star team.[5]
In 1990, he was originally transferred to Edmonton, but shortly after was traded to Kitchener Spirit.[6] In 1991, he returned to play with the Toronto Blizzard.[7]
International career
McCallum made his debut for the Canadian national soccer team on December 6, 1983 against Mexico in a friendly match.[8] In total he played 18 international matches for the national team between 1983 and 1988.[9][10]
Personal life
His nephew Gavin McCallum is also a footballer who played for the Canadian national soccer team.[11]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ireland, Joanne (June 6, 1987). "Brick Men optimistic about opener". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. p. 58. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1989
- ^ "B-Men make a deal". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. April 21, 1990. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Vancouver Sun - Soccer". Newspapers.com. Vancouver Sun. October 8, 1991. p. 63. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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
- Player profile at CanadaSoccer.com
- Trevor McCallum at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Canadian soccer players
- English emigrants to Canada
- Association football defenders
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Sportspeople from Mississauga
- Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) players
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- Toronto Italia players
- Edmonton Brickmen players
- Kitchener Spirit players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Canadian soccer biography stubs