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Trevor McCallum
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-02-26) February 26, 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1979 Aston Villa
1981 Mississauga United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982 Toronto Italia
1983–1984 Toronto Blizzard 6 (0)
1986 Toronto Italia
1987–1989 Toronto Blizzard 65 (3)
1990 Kitchener Spirit 19 (0)
1991 Toronto Blizzard 0 (0)
1991 Hamilton Steelers 7 (0)
International career
1983–1988 Canada 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Trevor McCallum (born February 26, 1964) 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.

Career

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McCallum played with Aston Villa's youth team, and in 1979 he moved to Canada where he played with Mississauga United in 1981.[1] In 1982, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[1][2] In 1983, he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Blizzard in the last two seasons of the league.[3] In 1986, he returned to the National Soccer League and played with former team Toronto Italia.[4] The following season he played in the Canadian Soccer League with the Edmonton Brick Men, but was traded to the Blizzard midway through the season.[5] During his time in the Canadian Soccer League he was selected to the 1989 All-Star team.[6]

In 1990, he was originally transferred to Edmonton, but shortly after was traded to Kitchener Spirit.[7] In 1991, he returned to play with the Toronto Blizzard.[8][9]

International career

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McCallum made his debut for the Canadian national soccer team on December 6, 1983 against Mexico in a friendly match.[10] In total he played 18 international matches for the national team between 1983 and 1988.[11][12]

Personal life

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His nephew Gavin McCallum is also a footballer who played for the Canadian national soccer team.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 216.
  2. ^ "Liverpool advances". Toronto Star. December 1, 1982. p. F7.
  3. ^ "NASL-Trevor McCallum". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  4. ^ "Italia will put Wheels to test". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. June 14, 1986. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  5. ^ Ireland, Joanne (June 6, 1987). "Brick Men optimistic about opener". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. p. 58. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  6. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1989". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  7. ^ "B-Men make a deal". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. April 21, 1990. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  8. ^ "Vancouver Sun - Soccer". Newspapers.com. Vancouver Sun. October 8, 1991. p. 63. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  9. ^ "CSL 1991 Media Guide w 92 season info and all time records_HiQ.PDF".
  10. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  11. ^ Canadian National Soccer Team: Trevor McCallum[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  13. ^ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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