Terry Bidiak

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Terry Bidiak
Personal information
Full name Taras Bidiak
Date of birth (1945-06-20) 20 June 1945 (age 80)
Place of birth Rakovets, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1951–1959 Toronto Ukraina
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1966 Michigan State Spartans
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1963 Toronto Ukraina
1967–1968 Detroit Cougars
1971 Toronto Metros 3 (0)
1971Toronto Hellas (loan)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terry Bidiak (born 20 June 1945) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Bidiak played at the youth level with Toronto Ukraina, and played with the senior team in 1960 in the National Soccer League. [1] [2] In 1964, he played at the college level with Michigan State University. [3] In 1967, he signed a contract with Detroit Cougars of the United Soccer Association. [4] In 1971, he signed with the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League. [5] In July, 1971 the Metros loaned Bidiak to the Toronto Hellas of the National Soccer League. [6] He shortly was recalled back to play with the Metros as the club experienced a player shortage due to inquires. [7] He played in three matches for the Toronto Metros. [8]

International career

Bidiak was called up by the Canada men's national soccer team in 1968, but failed to make an appearance for the national team. [9]

References

  1. "Soccer Player Spurs Parkdale To Grid Virtory". The Globe and Mail . October 20, 1960. p. 34.
  2. "SHORES OF FREEDOM - LUC". www.lucorg.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  3. "Toronto's Terry Bidiak sparks soccer Spartans of Michigan State". Toronto Daily Star . December 16, 1964. p. 16.
  4. "Sports in Brief". The News-Palladium . November 29, 1967. p. 24.
  5. Kernaghan, Jim (April 17, 1971). "Toronto Metros in debut as pro soccer tries again". Toronto Daily Star . p. 23.
  6. Waring, Ed (July 31, 1971). "Metros add 5 players on final signing day". The Globe and Mail . p. 32.
  7. "Metros sign goaltender". Toronto Daily Star . July 30, 1971. p. 15.
  8. "NASL-Terry Bidiak". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  9. "Profil". Canada Soccer (in Canadian French). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-14.