Gerry Gray
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Gerry Gray (born January 20, 1961 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Canadian national soccer team player, who played 33 times for Canada's full national team as well as for the Olympic and youth national teams. He was a member of the national youth team that played in the World Youth Championship in Japan in 1979. Gray played in all eight internationals late in that year and was a member of the 1986 World Cup team.
Gray played for Vancouver Whitecaps 1980-82, Montreal Manic 1983, New York Cosmos 1984, Chicago Sting 1984, Ottawa Intrepid 1988, Hamilton Steelers 1989, Toronto Blizzard 1990, Hamilton Steelers 1991, Toronto Blizzard 1991.
In 1982 Gray was named to the NASL’s first North American All-Star team.
Gray also played indoor soccer in the original MISL for the Chicago Sting.
In April 2001 Gray was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. He nowadays coaches soccer in Federal Way, Washington.
| Canada squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 Lettieri | 2 Lenarduzzi | 3 Wilson | 4 Ragan | 5 Moore | 6 Bridge | 7 Valentine | 8 Gray | 9 Segota | 10 Vrablic | 11 Sweeney | 12 Samuel | 13 Pakos | 14 Mitchell | 15 James | 16 Ion | 17 Norman | 18 Lowery | 19 De Luca | 20 Miller | 21 Habermann | 22 Dolan | Coach: Waiters |
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Categories: 1961 births | Living people | Canadian men's international soccer players | FIFA World Cup 1986 players | Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics | Football (soccer) midfielders | NASL players | Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL) players | Montreal Manic players | New York Cosmos players | Chicago Sting (NASL) players | Indoor soccer players | Chicago Sting players | Olympic soccer players for Canada | People from Glasgow | Scottish immigrants to Canada | Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame | Toronto Blizzard players