Bruce Gant
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 26, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Simon Fraser Clan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Portland Timbers | 58 | (1) |
| 1980–1982 | Portland Timbers (indoor) | 31 | (3) |
| 1983 | Montreal Manic | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bruce Gant (born September 26, 1956 in Vancouver) is a retired Canadian soccer player who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League.
Gant attended Simon Fraser University, playing on the men's soccer team.[1] He was a 1976 First Team NAIA All American with the Clan.[2] In 1979, the Portland Timbers selected Gant, brother of Timbers midfielder Brian Gant, in the first round of the North American Soccer League draft.[3] He remained with the Timbers until they folded in 1982, playing four outdoor and two indoor seasons with them. In 1983, he played one game for the Montreal Manic.
Gant's niece Christine Sinclair is a Canadian international player, and player for Portland Thorns FC.
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian soccer players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Montreal Manic players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon
- Sportspeople from Vancouver
- Portland Timbers (1975–82) players
- Simon Fraser Clan soccer players
- Soccer people from British Columbia