Craig Martin (Canadian soccer)

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Craig Martin
Personal information
Full name Craig Martin
Date of birth (1957-07-15) 15 July 1957 (age 65)
Place of birth Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
McMaster Marauders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983 Hamilton Steelers
1990 Kitchener Spirit 2 (0)
International career
1983-1984 Canada Olympic 8 (1)
1983-1984 Canada 6 (0)
Managerial career
2010 US Virgin Islands
2017–2018 US Virgin Islands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig Martin (born July 15, 1957) is a former Canadian national soccer team player. [1]

Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Martin made 6 'A' international appearances for Canada, 4 in 1983 and 2 more in 1984. A defender, he was also a member of the team that competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Martin played collegiately for McMaster University. He then played for the Canadian Professional Soccer League's Hamilton Steelers.

In 1995, Martin was inducted into the Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame.

Martin was the coach of the United States Virgin Islands national soccer team.

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