Role Soccer player 1974-1977 Colgate University Education Colgate University | Years Team Name Dave MacKenzie | |
Date of birth (1956-03-10) March 10, 1956 (age 59) 1978-1980 Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) 1980-1981 Hartford Hellions (indoor) | ||
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland | ||
Dave MacKenzie is a retired Scottish-Canadian soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
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Professional
MacKenzie attended Colgate University where he played both hockey and soccer. He was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1978, he began his professional career with the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1980, he moved to the Hartford Hellions for one season before rejoining the Spirit in 1981. He remained with the Spirit until 1985 when he signed with the Baltimore Blast. In 1988, he was hired to coach the Fort Wayne Flames of the American Indoor Soccer Association. After his retirement from professional soccer in 1989, MacKenzie remained in the Pittsburgh area where he played for the amateur Pittsburgh Beadling.
National team
In 1974, MacKenzie played four games for the Canadian U-20 soccer team. In 1979, he played one qualification game with the Canadian Olympic soccer team.