Trevor McCallum

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.

Trevor McCallum
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-02-26) February 26, 1964
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Position(s) Defender
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)
National team
1983–1988 Canada 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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

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

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

References
  1. 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
  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
  12. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  13. "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.


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