Stevie Gill

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Stevie Gill
Personal information
Full name Stephen Thomas Gill
Date of birth (1973-09-08) September 8, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992 Toronto Blizzard 1 (0)
1991 Hamilton Steelers 0 (0)
1992 London Lasers 17 (1)
1993 Toronto Blizzard 10 (0)
1994–1996 Toronto Croatia
2000 Toronto Olympians 3 (0)
2001 Durham Flames
International career
1991–1992 Canada U-20 8 (0)
Managerial career
2002–2003 Durham Storm (assistant coach)
2003–2007 Grand Canyon Antelopes (assistant coach)
2008–2015 Grand Canyon Antelopes women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stevie Gill (born September 8, 1973) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Canadian International Soccer League, and Canadian Professional Soccer League.

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After his retirement from soccer he began managing as an assistant coach in the CPSL, and later at the college level with Grand Canyon University.

Playing career

Gill started his career in 1987 in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto Blizzard. He was traded to the Hamilton Steelers in 1991, and appeared in two playoff games. [1] Once the season came to a conclusion Hamilton folded and he signed with the London Lasers. [2] In 1993, he returned to the Toronto Blizzard which joined the American Professional Soccer League. During his tenure with Toronto he appeared in 10 matches. [3] In 1994, he signed with Toronto Croatia in the Canadian International Soccer League, and won the league championship in 1995, and 1996.

In 2000, he competed in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with the Toronto Olympians. [4] During his tenure with the Olympians he won the CPSL League Cup and the regular season championship. He featured in the CPSL Championship final against Toronto Croatia, but lost the match to a score of 2–1. [5] The following season he was traded to the Durham Flames. [6] [7]

International career

In 1991, he made his debut for the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team against Honduras at the 1991 Pan American Games. [8] In total he would feature in eight matches, and participated in the 1992 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament.

Managerial career

Gill would conclude his playing career with Durham in 2002, as he was assigned the position of assistant coach to Durham. [9] In 2003, Gill was named the position of assistant coach to Grand Canyon University men's and women's soccer team. In 2008, he was appointed the Grand Canyon University women's soccer team head coach, and resigned in 2015 [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "All Time Player Playoff Stats.PDF" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Stevie Gill soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  3. ↑ "Steve Gill | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Glover, Robin. "September 10, 2000 Toronto Olympians vs St Catharines Roma Wolves". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 1, 2000 Toronto Olympians vs Toronto Croatia". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ Glover, Robin. "Thursday August 2, 2001 CPSL Toronto Supra vs Durham Flames". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2000 OSHAWA FLAMES ROSTER". April 5, 2001. Archived from the original on April 5, 2001. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Grand Canyon University Athletics". gculopes.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Grand Canyon University – 2012 Women's Soccer Coaching Staff". www.gculopes.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Gill Will Not Return as GCU Head Women's Soccer Coach - Grand Canyon University". Grand Canyon University. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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