Garry Ayre
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 12, 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970 | Hull City | ||
| 1970 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1976 | New Westminster Blues (amateur) | ? | (?) |
| 1977, 1978 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 38 | (1) |
| 1978 |
New York Cosmos | 5 | (0) |
| 1979–80 | Portland Timbers | 18 | (0) |
| 1979–80 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 25 | (?) |
| 1981 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 10 | (?) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1973–1977 | Canada | 15 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Canadian Olympic (amateur) | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 7, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 7, 2008 | |||
Garry Ayre (born October 12, 1953) is a Canadian retired soccer player. He played in the
Major Indoor Soccer League and for the Canadian national team
.
Career
He was with amateur side New Westminster Blues in 1976. In 1977 Garry turned professional with the
New York Cosmos
. With the Whitecaps, Ayre was used in a special midfield role to shadow the opposition's key offensive player.
With the Cosmos, Ayre played in
Maradona. In 1979, he moved on to the Portland Timbers
where he played 18 games the following season. He was with the national team for World Cup qualifying play in 1976 and 1977, but a serious knee injury kept him off the 1980 roster.
In 1973 Ayre won a Gold Medal playing for the British Columbia Under 23 team at the
Baltimore Blast
but only played ten games before a knee injury ended his career.
International
A member of Canada's 1976 Olympic team, at the Olympic Games in Montreal, Ayre played against the Soviet Union and North Korea. He was also a member of Canada's national team at the Pan American Games in Mexico in 1975.
Personal
Garry's son Keegan Ayre is currently a professional soccer player.
Coaching career
On 10 February 2009, the
Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club announced that their new U-21 men's team will be coached by Ayre.[1]
References
- ^ Tri-City News: Soccer Xtreme reveal new coaches 10 February 2009
External links
- NASL/MISL stats
- Garry Ayre at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
- Garry Ayre at National-Football-Teams.com
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