Full name Gary Thompson Name Gary Thompson Playing position Role Soccer player | Years Team Position Forward | |
Date of birth (1945-08-09) August 9, 1945 (age 70) Place of birth Vancouver British Columbia, Canada |
Gary Thompson (born August 9, 1945) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a striker at both professional and international levels.
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Club career
After playing college soccer at the University of British Columbia, Thompson spent four seasons as a professional in the North American Soccer League with the Vancouver Whitecaps, making a total of 27 appearances.
International career
Thompson played seven times for Canada; four games in 1976 and three in 1977. Thompson was also a member of the Canadian Olympic soccer team which failed to qualify for the 1972 Summer Olympics, making seven appearances in total – one during qualifying and six in the Pan American Games.
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