Trevor McCallum (soccer)
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Trevor McCallum is a former English-Canadian soccer defender
who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
and earned eighteen caps with the Canada men's national soccer team
.
A defender, McCallum was a Toronto Blizzard
in the last two seasons of the NASL
, 1983 and '84. He later played with the second Blizzard
in the Canadian Soccer League and selected to the 1989 All-Star team.
McCallum played 18 'A' internationals for the Canadian national soccer team
between 1983 and 1988.
McCallum was in the early 2000s U-15s and later U-18s coach with the Mississauga Soccer Club. His nephew Gavin McCallum
plays in the middle English professional leagues.
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
and earned eighteen caps with the Canada men's national soccer team
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
.
A defender, McCallum was a Toronto Blizzard
Toronto Blizzard (NASL)
The Toronto Blizzard were a professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that played in the North American Soccer League.-History:The Toronto Metros joined the NASL in 1971. Their home field was Varsity Stadium....
in the last two seasons of the NASL
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
, 1983 and '84. He later played with the second Blizzard
Toronto Blizzard (1986-1993)
-National Soccer League:In 1985, less than one year after the Toronto Blizzard ceased operations due to the failure of the North American Soccer League , Blizzard owners York-Hanover purchased Dynamo Latino of the semi-professional Ontario-based National Soccer League with the intention of...
in the Canadian Soccer League and selected to the 1989 All-Star team.
McCallum played 18 'A' internationals for the Canadian national soccer team
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
between 1983 and 1988.
McCallum was in the early 2000s U-15s and later U-18s coach with the Mississauga Soccer Club. His nephew Gavin McCallum
Gavin McCallum
Gavin Kirk McCallum is a Canadian footballer who plays as a striker for Barnet, on loan from Lincoln City.-Club career:...
plays in the middle English professional leagues.