Bruce Twamley

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Bruce Twamley
Personal information
Full name Bruce Richardson Twamley
Date of birth (1952-05-23) 23 May 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–74 Ipswich Town 2 (0)
1975 Vancouver Whitecaps 18 (2)
1977 New York Cosmos 2 (0)
1977–1978 Minnesota Kicks 14 (0)
1978 Oakland Stompers 6 (0)
1979 Edmonton Drillers 9 (0)
International career
1972–1977 Canada 8 (1)
Managerial career
1998 Canada (interim)
2008 Canadian U-23 national team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2006

Bruce Richardson Twamley (born 23 May 1952 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former Canadian international soccer player.

Twamley began his professional career with Ipswich Town but after only two appearances in two seasons, he moved back to Canada and played for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League (NASL) for one season in 1975. In 1977, he briefly played for the New York Cosmos before being traded to the Minnesota Kicks during the 1977 season. He began 1978 with Minnesota, but was traded mid-season to the Oakland Stompers. He finished his NASL career with the Edmonton Drillers in 1979.

Twamley was the head coach of the Canadian U-23 national soccer team. He served briefly as interim head coach of the national team in 1998.


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