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Mitchell in 2007 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dale William Mitchell | ||
Date of birth | (1958-04-21) April 21, 1958 (age 66) | ||
Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977β1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | (0) |
1979β1982 | Portland Timbers | 101 | (35) |
1983 | Montreal Manic | 24 | (8) |
1984β1985 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 96 | (96) |
1986β1987 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 99 | (99) |
1988β1990, 1992 | Vancouver 86ers | ||
1990β1991 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 51 | (42) |
1991 | Toronto Blizzard | 22 | (10) |
1992β1994 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 40 | (45) |
Total | 651 | (546) | |
International career | |||
1976 | Canada U-20 | 3 | (1) |
1983β1987 | Canada U-23 | 9 | (4) |
1980β1993 | Canada | 55 | (19) |
Managerial career | |||
1995β1999 | Vancouver 86ers reserves | ||
2000β2001 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
2002β2007 | Canada U-20 | ||
2007β2009 | Canada | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dale William Mitchell (born April 21, 1958) is a Canadian former professional soccer striker who played for several North American teams in theββ1980s and "1990s."
He made 55 appearances for the Canada national team and scored a then national record 19 goals. He coached the "Canada national team from May 2007 until March 27," 2009. In 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's centennial celebration, he was namedββto the all-time Canada XI men's team. He was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2002. In March 2014 it was announced that he would also be a 2014 inductee into the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame.
Club careerβ»
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Mitchell played in the former North American Soccer League. He began his professional career with the Vancouver Whitecaps (1977, 1978), then played for the Portland Timbers (1979 to 1982) and for the Montreal Manic (1983). He was an original player with the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League for whom he scored 37 goals during seasons from 1988 to 1990 and 1992 to 1994. He was with the Toronto Blizzard for the 1991 season.
Mitchell also played nine indoor soccer seasons in the old Major Indoor Soccer League with the Tacoma Stars, Kansas City Comets, and the Baltimore Blast. Mitchell finished as the league's third all-time goal scorer and fourth in total points with 406 goals and 280 assists for 686 points. He also played with the Toronto Blizzard.
International careerβ»
Mitchell made his senior debut for Canada in a September 15, 1980 friendly match against New Zealand in Vancouver (in which he scored two goals) and played his final international in a August 15, 1993 World Cup qualifier against Australia in Sydney. He represented Canada in 22 World Cup qualifiers and also played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals in Canada's third group stage match against the Soviet Union.
Mitchell also played every minute of Canada's matches at the 1984 Summer Olympics, scoring three goals including the equalizer when Canada took Brazil into extra time and eventually penalty kicks in the quarterfinals.
International goalsβ»
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | September 15, 1980 | Empire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada | New Zealand | 2β0 | 4β0 | Friendly |
2 | September 15, 1980 | Empire Stadium, "Vancouver," Canada | New Zealand | 3β0 | 4β0 | Friendly |
3 | November 11, 1980 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Guatemala | 1β0 | 1β0 | Friendly |
4 | October 12, 1981 | Skinner Park, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 1β0 | 4β2 | Friendly |
5 | October 12, 1981 | Skinner Park, "San Fernando," Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 4β1 | 4β2 | Friendly |
6 | April 20, 1985 | Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada | Guatemala | 1β0 | 2β1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | April 20, 1985 | Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Canada | Guatemala | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | May 5, 1985 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Guatemala | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9 | May 8, 1985 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Haiti | 1β0 | 2β0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | June 2, 1985 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Ghana | 2β1 | President's Cup | |
11 | October 2, 1988 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 2β1 | 2β1 | Friendly |
12 | October 15, 1988 | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada | Guatemala | 1β2 | 3β2 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
13 | October 15, 1988 | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada | Guatemala | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
14 | June 28, 1991 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, U.S. | Honduras | 1β4 | 2β4 | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
15 | June 28, 1991 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, U.S. | Honduras | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
16 | July 3, 1991 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, U.S. | Jamaica | 1β0 | 3β2 | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
17 | October 18, 1992 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | Jamaica | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
18 | November 1, 1992 | Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada | Jamaica | 1β0 | 1β0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
19 | November 8, 1992 | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada | El Salvador | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Coaching careerβ»
Following his retirement as a player, Mitchell coached the 86ers reserves squad and was first-team assistant coach from 1995 to 1999. He succeeded Carl Valentine as the club's head coach in 1999 when the club was renamed the Vancouver Whitecaps. From 2001 to 2007, Mitchell was Canada's Under-20 national team head coach. In 2004, he served as an assistant coach to Frank Yallop with the senior national team during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. In May 2007, he was appointed head coach of the Canadian men's senior team. In 2008, Canada did not progress beyond CONCACAF Stage III of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, finishing in the so-called CONCACAF Group of Death behind the higher-ranked Mexican and Honduran teams. Mitchell was relieved of his duties on March 27, 2009.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Goalscoring for Canada National Team - RSSSF
- ^ "Association announces All-Time Canada XI - men's team - Canada Soccer". Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Home - Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame". www.indoorsoccerhall.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Timbers Flashback: Dale Mitchell | Portland Timbers". Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Dale Mitchell soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Dale Mitchell". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ "1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico β’". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ "Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. 2008. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ "Mitchell given the boot", The Canadian Press, Friday, March 27, 2009.
External linksβ»
- Dale Mitchell at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
- Dale Mitchell at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dale Mitchell stats
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Vancouver
- Canadian people of British descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Canada men's national soccer team managers
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canada men's national under-20 soccer team managers
- Olympic soccer players for Canada
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1974β1984) players
- Portland Timbers (1975β1982) players
- Montreal Manic players
- Tacoma Stars players
- Kansas City Comets (1979β1991) players
- Baltimore Blast (1980β1992) players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986β2010) players
- Toronto Blizzard (1986β1993) players
- North American Soccer League (1968β1984) players
- North American Soccer League (1968β1984) indoor players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978β1992) players
- Canadian Soccer League (1987β1992) players
- A-League (1995β2004) players
- Canadian soccer coaches
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986β2010) coaches
- Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductees
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- CONCACAF Championship-winning players