John Hughes (soccer, born 1965)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Hughes | ||
Date of birth | July 3, 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1982 | Cadboro Bay, Bays United | ||
1982 | Canada U19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1989 | Victoria Vistas | 60 | (7) |
International career | |||
1986–1987 | Canada | 5 | (0) |
1987 | Canadian men's Olympic team | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard John Hughes (born July 3, 1965 in Swansea, Wales) is a Canadian soccer player. John moved to Victoria, BC, Canada in 1971. John played for Cadboro Bay which later became Bays United soccer club. John went to Mount Douglas Secondary School where he played on a soccer team with notable teammates Jeff Mallett and Simon Keith.
John represented Canada at the 1982 CONCACAF Youth Tournament in Guatemala and won his first cap with Canada's senior team on 27 August 1986 at the Merlion Cup in Singapore.[1] John played for the University of Victoria Vikings and was part of the 1987 national winning side. John played professionally for the Victoria Vistas of the Canadian Soccer League.
John's father Brian Hughes was also a professional soccer player.
References
- ^ "Canada Soccer Profile". Victoria: Canadian Soccer AssociationClub. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2011.[permanent dead link ]
External links
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Swansea
- Welsh emigrants to Canada
- Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia
- Canadian soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Soccer people from British Columbia
- University of Victoria alumni
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian Soccer League (1987–92) players
- Victoria Vistas players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canadian soccer biography stubs