Tony Chursky
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 13, 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vancouver Croatia | |||
| 1969–1970 | Vancouver Spartans | ||
| Simon Fraser University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1978 |
Seattle Sounders | 80 | (0) |
| 1979 | California Surf | 4 | (0) |
| 1979 | Chicago Sting | 18 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 |
Toronto Blizzard | 56 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 |
Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1973–1981 | Canada | 19 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 24 February 2007 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2006 | |||
Tony Chursky (born June 13, 1953, in
goalkeeper
.
Playing career
Chursky grew up in
English Literature. He is of Ukrainian
descent.
He joined the
Steve Hunt rushed at Chursky who, due to being deaf in one ear, did not hear his teammates' cries. Hunt stole the ball, dribbled it towards the Seattle goal, pursued by Chursky, and scored the game's first goal. The Sounders tied the score before halftime. Giorgio Chinaglia then scored to win the game for the Cosmos in the second half. The Sounders best chance to tie was a low shot from super-sub Steve Buttle
, which went wide right.
Chursky played
Tacoma Stars.[2]
International career
Chursky made an impressive debut in goal for
caps with the national team. Chursky's final cap came on 14 October 1981 against Guadeloupe in Pointe-à-Pitre in a 2–1 victory. He replaced Tino Lettieri at half time.[1]
Chursky also was a member of the Canadian squad at the 1975 Pan American Games.[2]
Personal life
His son
Canada U-20 men's national soccer team.[4]
Writing career
In 2019 he co-authored Sounders Together; Friends Forever with his friend and Seattle Sounders team mate, Adrian Webster [5]
References
- ^ "Tony Chursky". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Pan-American Games 1975 (Mexico) - Match Details
- ^ "Alex Chursky Biography - Seattle University Redhawks Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ Chursky, Tony and Adrian Webster, Sounders Together; Friends Forever, 2019