Norm Odinga

Norm Odinga

Personal information
Full name	Norman Hendrik Odinga
Date of birth	(1963-02-11) February 11, 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1985	Alberta
1988	Alberta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983	Edmonton Eagles	?	(2)
1985–1990	Edmonton Brick Men	71	(22)
1991–1993	Vancouver 86ers	34	(6)
	Edmonton Ital Canadian SC
International career
1983–1987	Canada U23	7	(2)
1989	Canada Futsal	3	(0)
1989	Canada B	4	(0)
1989–1993	Canada	8	(1)
Medal record Representing   Canada Men's Association football North American Nations Cup 1991 United States
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Hendrik Odinga (born February 11, 1963) is a Canadian retired international soccer player.

Club career

Odinga was named MVP of the University of Alberta ^[1] and played for the Edmonton Eagles, ^[2] Edmonton Brick Men and Vancouver 86ers. ^{[3] [4]}

After his professional career, he twice won Canada Soccer's National Championships with Edmonton Ital Canadian SC, in 1994 and 1997. He scored the winning goal in the 1997 Canadian Final at Calgary. ^[5]

International career

Odinga made his debut for Canada in an April 1989 friendly match against Denmark and earned a total of 8 caps, scoring 1 goal. He also played in a non official match against Mexico in March 1991.

He has represented Canada at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. ^[6]

His final international game was a July 1993 World Cup qualification match against Australia.

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	April 2, 1992	Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada	China		5–2	Friendly match

Coaching career

He currently is head coach of an U14 girls team in Alberta. ^[7]

Honours

Canada

• North American Nations Cup: 3rd place, 1991 ^[8]

References

1. Golden Bears Soccer History
2. Odinga, Norman [@Impact2002Girls] (May 6, 2020). "Edmonton Eagles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. "Norm Odinga". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
4. "American Professional Soccer League 1993 Season". A League Archive. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
5. "Ital wins Canadian soccer title". The Edmonton Journal. The Edmonton Journal. October 14, 1997. p. D4.
6. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
7. U14 GIRLS IMPACT PROGRAM OUTDOOR 2008 - St Albert Soccer
8. "North American Championship 1991 (Los Angeles, USA)-Squads" . Retrieved April 20, 2025.

External links

• Norm Odinga at Canada Soccer
• Norm Odinga at National-Football-Teams.com