Richard Goddard (footballer)

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Richard Goddard
Personal information
Full name Richard Anthony Goddard
Date of birth (1978-01-30) 30 January 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mountain WFC (U-16 Girls)
Number Head Coach
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2000 Roberts Wesleyan Raiders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001 Ottawa Wizards 21 (0)
2002 Charlotte Eagles 27 (0)
2004–2006 Toronto Lynx 22 (0)
2007–2008 Vancouver Whitecaps 11 (0)
International career
1996–1998 Trinidad & Tobago U-20 20 (0)
1999–2002 Trinidad and Tobago 10 (0)
Managerial career
2006 St. Clair's Coaching School (Goalkeeper Coach)
2007 North Shore Soccer Development Centre (G. C.)
2008 University of Ottawa (G. C.)
2008– Mountain WFC (U-16 Girls)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Anthony Goddard (born 30 January 1978) is a former Trinidad and Tobago football goalkeeper who last played for the Vancouver Whitecaps. He has served as Senior Development and Goalkeeper Coach for North Vancouver Football Club and is currently Head Football Development Coach for Bishop's High School in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Playing career

He played college soccer with Roberts Wesleyan College from 1999 to 2001, where he was a 3 time NAIA All-American, NCCAA All-American, and 2-time NAIA Region IX Player of the Year. [1]

Goddard began his pro career in 2001 when he signed for the Ottawa Wizards of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [2] He was part of the Ottawa team that won the double – Regular Season Championship and OZ Optics Cup, and led them to a 20–2 record. [3] In 2002, he was signed by the Charlotte Eagles of the USL A-League. [4] [5] In his rookie season, he led the Eagles to the playoffs for 2nd straight season, started 27 of 28 regular season matches, accumulating a 10–13–4 record and a 1.59 GAA with 3 shutouts, and he was named twice Goalkeeper of the Week. [6]

In 2004 Goddard signed for the Toronto Lynx where he served as a backup to Bryheem Hancock for most of the season. [7] He made his debut in 5–1 victory over the Puerto Rico Islanders on 6 June. [8] But on 30 June he was released from his contract after struggling to hold a starting position. [9] The following season he re-signed with the Lynx under new coach Hubert Busby Jr. [10] Before the commencement of the 2006 season he practiced with Rochester Rhinos, but failed to secure a contract. [11] He returned for his third and final season with Toronto in 2006. [12]

In 2007, Goddard signed with the 2006 USL Division 1 champion the Vancouver Whitecaps. [1] [13] He competed for a starting position with Matt Nelson, and Lutz Pfannenstiel, but eventually, he served as backup to Nelson. [14] After the conclusion of the season, he was released from his contract. [15]

Goddard was brought back into the 2008 Vancouver Whitecaps team early in the season due to an injury to their starting GK Jay Nolly by new coach Teitur Thordarson, but was released just before the USL Division 1 roster freeze deadline.

Coaching career

Beside works as Goalkeeper Coach by North Shore Soccer Development Centre, he was trained at St. Clair's Coaching School, Tobago. He was a member, along with Tab Ramos, of the All-America Soccer Workshop at Best Western Lehigh Valley Hotel & Conference Center on Routes 22 and 512 in Bethlehem, Pa. [16] He was the Head coach, of the U-16 Girls for Mountain WFC, [17] and was formerly a Goalkeeper Coach at University of Ottawa in 2003. In 2003, he was the head coach of the Ottawa Internationals U18 Girls in the Ligue Soccer Elite du Quebec (LSEQ) and assistant/goalkeeper coach for the University of Ottawa Women's team that finished second in the CIS. [6] In 2006 Goddard joined the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Women's Soccer Program as their Goalkeeper Coach. The Varsity Blues were knocked out in the Ontario semis.

Goddard is currently working as the Head Football Development Coach for Bishop's High School, Tobago since 2012 (his alma matar).

Awards

Club

Ottawa Wizards
Toronto Lynx

Personal life

Richard is the brother-in-law of former Trinidad and Tobago footballer Wendell Moore and the uncle of the US youth national player Shaquell Moore. [18]

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  2. ↑ Desaulniers, Darren (10 June 2001). "Wizards make debut a resounding success". Ottawa Citizen . p. 19.
  3. ↑ Desaulniers, Darren (8 October 2001). "Wizards capture league: Ottawa takes second step en route to treble win". Ottawa Citizen . pp. D8.
  4. ↑ Grandstaff, Chris (19 April 2002). "Eagles to take next step in A-League". Charlotte Observer . p. 47.
  5. ↑ DiVeronica, Jeff (30 August 2002). "Goddard hopes to save Charlotte". Democrat and Chronicle . p. 53.
  6. 1 2 "Lynx Ink Two Backstops". uslfans.com. 19 March 2004. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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  9. ↑ LYNX RELEASE GOALKEEPER
  10. ↑ Hickey, Pat (9 May 2005). "Impact unbeaten, but can't score at home". Montreal Gazette . pp. C1.
  11. ↑ DiVeronica, Jeff (15 April 2006). "New-look Rhinos exhibit speed, skills". Democrat and Chronicle . p. 27.
  12. ↑ DiVeronica, Jeff (22 July 2006). "Rhinos welcoming a club rich in history". Democrat and Chronicle . p. 35.
  13. ↑ Stinson, Dan (28 August 2007). "Caps welcome Donatelli back as one goalie's in, another's gone; Djekanovic tries out T.O., Goddard to back up Caig". Vancouver Sun . pp. D6.
  14. ↑ Jamieson, Jim (30 August 2007). "Battle heats up between the posts; Goddard and newcomer Nelson vying for the start in tonight's game". Vancouver Sun . pp. A50.
  15. ↑ Stinson, Dan (25 January 2008). "Whitecaps ink goalie, striker from D.C. United of MLS; Coach hasn't seen players live yet, but he expects them to have an immediate impact". Vancouver Sun . pp. G4.
  16. ↑ SCHEDULE FOR ALL-AMERICA SOCCER WORKSHOP ANNOUNCED
  17. ↑ MOUNTAIN WFC COACHES 2008 Archived 17 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ↑ Moore named for US soccer programme
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