Playing position Role Soccer player Years Team Height 1.83 m | 1979–1982 Portland Timbers Name Bruce Gant Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1956-09-26) September 26, 1956 (age 59) Place of birth Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 1980–1982 Portland Timbers (indoor) | ||
Education Simon Fraser University | ||
Bruce Gant (born September 26, 1956) is a retired Canadian soccer player who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League.
Gant attended Simon Fraser University, playing on the men's soccer team. He was a 1976 First Team NAIA All American with the Clan. In 1979, the Portland Timbers selected Gant, brother of Timbers midfielder Brian Gant, in the first round of the North American Soccer League draft. He remained with the Timbers until they folded in 1982, playing four outdoor and two indoor seasons with them. In 1983, he played one game for the Montreal Manic.
Gant's niece Christine Sinclair is a Canadian international player, and player for Portland Thorns FC.
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