Bill Millar

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Bill Millar
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-05-20) 20 May 1950 (age 71)[1]
Place of birth Lennoxtown, Scotland[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971 Toronto City
1972 Hamilton Italo-Canadians
1973 London City
1974 Hamilton City
1976 Welland Lions Croatia
1977 St. Catharines Roma
National team
1971 Canada U23 9 (0)
1973 Canada 1 (0)
Teams managed
1986–2016 Brock Badgers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bill Millar (born 20 May 1950) is a Canadian former international soccer player.[1]

Career[]

Millar played with Toronto City in 1971, and the following season played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[2] In 1973, he played with league rivals London City.[3] He played with Hamilton City in 1974, and later with Welland Lions Croatia and St. Catharines Roma.[2][4]

In 2012, he was inducted into the Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame.[5] In 2014, the Ontario Soccer Association awarded Millar with the Ontario Soccer Meritorious Service Award.[6]

International career[]

Millar made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on 8 June 1971 against Mexico.[7] He represented Canada in the 1971 Pan American Games.[1] He made his senior debut on 5 August 1973 against the United States in a friendly match.[8]

Managerial career[]

After playing college soccer with the McMaster Marauders, he became a teacher.[1] He was head coach of the Brock Badgers for 31 seasons until retiring in 2016.[9] In 2019, he was named the head coach for Hamilton United Elite's U15 girl's Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) program.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Profile". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ 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. 221.
  3. ^ Onorato, Andre (25 June 1973). "Cantalia splits two in weekend soccer". Montreal Gazette. p. 14.
  4. ^ Onorato, Andre (3 June 1974). "Local sides bow to visiting Hamilton". Montreal Gazette. p. 33.
  5. ^ "Millar inducted into Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame". Brock University Athletics. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ^ "President's Award and Centre Circle Awards winners announced". Ontario Soccer Association. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  9. ^ Connor Allen (23 August 2016). "Brock Men's Soccer head coach Bill Millar retires after 31 seasons, Lucia Ianiero Takes over". Brock Press. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  10. ^ Leo Cavalluzzo. "HAMILTON UNITED - Coaches". www.hamutd.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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