Bill Millar
Scottish-born Canadian soccer player and coach
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Bill Millar (born 20 May 1950) is a Canadian former international soccer player.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1950[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lennoxtown, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971 | Toronto City | ||
| 1972 | Hamilton Italo-Canadians | ||
| 1973 | London City | ||
| 1974 | Hamilton City | ||
| 1976 | Welland Lions Croatia | ||
| 1977 | St. Catharines Roma | ||
| International career | |||
| 1971 | Canada U23 | 9 | (0) |
| 1973 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–2016 | Brock Badgers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
A defender,[2] Millar played with Toronto City in 1971, and the following season played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[3] In 1973, he played with league rivals London City.[4] He played with Hamilton City in 1974, and later with Welland Lions Croatia and St. Catharines Roma.[3][5]
In 2012, he was inducted into the Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame.[6] In 2014, the Ontario Soccer Association awarded Millar with the Ontario Soccer Meritorious Service Award.[7]
International career
Millar made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on 8 June 1971 against Mexico.[8] He represented Canada in the 1971 Pan American Games.[1] He made his senior debut on 5 August 1973 against the United States in a friendly match.[9]
Managerial career
After playing college soccer with the McMaster Marauders, he became a teacher.[1] He was head coach of the Brock Badgers for 31 seasons until retiring in 2016.[10] In 2019, he was named the head coach for Hamilton United Elite's U15 girl's Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) program.[11]
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