Robin Megraw

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Robin Megraw
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-08-09) 9 August 1950 (age 70)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1969 Oshawa Imperials
1970 Toronto Ukrainians
1971–1973 Toronto City
1973–1976 Toronto First Portuguese
1977 Toronto Metros-Croatia 4 (0)
1979 Toronto Blizzard 1 (0)
National team
1975–1976 Canada Olympics 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robin Megraw (born 9 August 1950) is a Canadian former soccer player who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

In 1966, Megraw played with Oshawa Imperials for three seasons. [4] In 1970, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Ukrainians, and later with Toronto City. [4] In 1973, he moved to Toronto First Portuguese of the NSL. [4] In 1977, he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Metros-Croatia, and later with Toronto Blizzard. [5] During his tenure with the Blizzards he sustained an injury which shortened his career, and subsequently managed the Oshawa Kicks. [6]

In 1991, he was inducted into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame. [7]

International career

Megraw represented Canada at the 1975 Pan American Games and the 1976 Summer Olympics. [8]

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References

  1. Robin Megraw FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. Robin Megraw at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. 1 2 3 Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 220.
  5. "NASL-Robin Megraw". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. "Oshawa Sports Hall Of Fame | Inductees". oshawasportshalloffame.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. "Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame inductees". DurhamRegion.com. Oshawa This Week. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  8. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.