Bob Bolitho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 20, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder; defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–7? | Victoria O'Keefe | ? | (?) |
| 197?–1976 | London Boxing Club | ? | (?) |
| 1977–1980 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 87 | (5) |
| 1979–1980 | → Los Angeles Aztecs (indoor) | 12 | (6) |
| 1980 |
Tulsa Roughnecks | 12 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 |
Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 1 | (1) |
| 1981–1983 |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 79 | (6) |
| 1983 |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (indoor) | 1 | (1) |
| 1984 | Minnesota Strikers | 12 | (1) |
| 1984 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 | (1) |
| 1989 | Victoria Vistas | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1974–1981 | Canada | 23 | (2) |
| 1975, 1976 | Canadian Olympic (amateur) | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 19, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 19, 2008 | |||
Robert "Bob" Bolitho (born July 20, 1952) is a Canadian former
North American Soccer League and Canadian Soccer League
.
Club career
Bolitho played as a teenager of
Tampa Bay Rowdies. Bolitho then played one season for Victoria Vistas in the CSL in 1989.[1]
International career
Bolitho was on the Canadian squad at the
goal against the United States in Vancouver in 1976 in a World Cup qualifier and scored again later that year in a 3–0 win over the U.S. in a playoff in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
, which allowed Canada to advance to the final round in 1978 World Cup qualifying.
International goals
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 24, 1976 | Empire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada |  United States |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | December 22, 1976 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | United States |
3–0 | 3–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
External links
- Bob Bolitho at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
- www.pcsl.org
- NASL stats
- Tampa Bay Rowdies: Bob Bolitho
- Bob Bolitho at National-Football-Teams.com
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