John Connor (soccer)

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John Connor
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-06-08) 8 June 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983 Edmonton Eagles ? (5)
International career
1975–1983 Canada Olympic 10 (1)
1983 Canada 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Connor (born 8 June 1953) is a Canadian former soccer player.

He played for the Edmonton Eagles of the Canadian Professional Soccer League, [1] where he was part of the championship winning team. [2] [3]

He played for the Canadian Olympic team from 1975 to 1983. [4] He also earned 4 caps for the Canadian senior national team in 1983. [4]

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References

  1. "Edmonton Eagles 1983 (CPSL)". nasljerseys.com.
  2. Huntley, Elliot J. (5 March 2015). "Canada - Canadian Professional Soccer League". RSSSF.
  3. Odinga, Norman [@Impact2002Girls] (6 May 2020). "Edmonton Eagles" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  4. 1 2 "John Connor profile". Canadian Soccer Association .