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General Information for Canada

The Canadian Soccer Association
Founded
1912
FIFA entry
1913
Average height in 1981
1.79m
Average age in 1981
24.2
Confederation
CONCACAF
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Jersey in 1981
Jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

Waiters, Tony (Coach)

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Waiters, Tony (Coach)

Day of Birth
1937-02-01
Day of Death
2020-11-10
Place of Birth
Southport (England)
Goto coach Tony Waiters

Clarke, Barrie (Coach)

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Clarke, Barrie (Coach)

Day of Birth
1932-05-05
Place of Birth
Ilkeston (England)
Matches
2 (2 / 0)
Goto coach Barrie Clarke

Players of Canada in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Lettieri, Tino 1957-09-27 Goalkeeper USA Minnesota Kicks 6 0 0 - - -
Chursky, Tony 1953-06-13 Goalkeeper Canada Toronto Blizzard 0 1 0 - - -
Iarusci, Robert 1954-11-08 Right Back USA New York Cosmos (in) 6 0 1 - - -
Wilson, Bruce 1951-06-20 Left Back Canada Toronto Blizzard (in) 6 0 0 - - -
Lenarduzzi, Bob 1955-05-01 Right Back Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (in) 5 0 0 - - -
Bridge, Ian 1959-09-18 Defender USA Seattle Sounders (in) 3 1 2 - - -
McGrane, John 1953-10-12 Defender Canada Montréal Manic (in) 3 0 0 - - -
Gray, Gerry 1961-01-20 Midfielder Canada Vancouver Whitecaps (in) 6 0 0 - - -
Sweeney, Mike 1959-12-25 Defensive Midfielder Canada Edmonton Drillers (in) 5 1 0 - - -
Gant, Brian 1952-04-23 Centre Midfielder USA Portland Timbers (in) 4 1 0 - - -
McLeod, Wes 1957-10-24 Midfielder USA Tampa Bay Rowdies (in) 3 1 1 - - -
Bolitho, Bob 1952-07-20 Defensive Midfielder USA Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 2 0 - - -
Ciaccia, Frank 1959-09-11 Midfielder Canada Toronto Blizzard (in) 1 1 0 - - -
McLenaghen, Mike 1954-06-10 Midfielder USA Los Angeles Aztecs 1 1 0 - - -
Stojanović, Mike 1947-01-27 Centre Forward USA San Diego Sockers 6 0 3 - - -
Šegota, Branko 1961-06-08 Striker USA Fort Lauderdale Strikers 6 0 1 - - -
Mitchell, Dale 1958-04-21 Centre Forward USA Portland Timbers (in) 3 2 2 - - -
Sweetzer, Gordon 1957-01-27 Striker England Brentford FC 1 2 0 - - -
Poole, Darren 1962-10-27 Striker Canada Edmonton Drillers 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Canada in 1981

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-11-12
Honduras
Honduras
Canada
Canada
2:1 c
Honduras vs. Canada
World Cup 1982 - Group Stage
Estadio José de la Paz Herrera Uclés
1981-11-15
Mexico
Mexico
Canada
Canada
1:1 c
Mexico vs. Canada
World Cup 1982 - Group Stage
Estadio José de la Paz Herrera Uclés
2 Matches

Match Progress for Canada in 1981

Favorite Opponents of Canada

Opponent M W D L G
USA
USA
33 9 8 16 36
Mexico
Mexico
33 6 7 20 22
Honduras
Honduras
28 10 7 11 42
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
26 6 11 9 18
Jamaica
Jamaica
25 11 7 7 32
El Salvador
El Salvador
18 10 4 4 25
Panama
Panama
14 6 6 2 16
Cuba
Cuba
14 11 2 1 32
Guatemala
Guatemala
13 8 2 3 23
Bermuda
Bermuda
13 9 4 0 31
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
11 8 1 2 15
Haiti
Haiti
10 9 0 1 21
Scotland
Scotland
6 0 1 5 3
Martinique
Martinique
6 4 1 1 18
Belize
Belize
5 3 1 1 12
South Korea
South Korea
5 2 1 2 4
Australia
Australia
4 1 0 3 4
Morocco
Morocco
4 0 1 3 4
Japan
Japan
4 1 0 3 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
4 2 2 0 10
Wales
Wales
4 2 0 2 3
Brazil
Brazil
4 0 2 2 4
Greece
Greece
4 1 0 3 4
Curaçao
Curaçao
4 3 1 0 9
Colombia
Colombia
4 1 1 2 2
Iceland
Iceland
4 0 2 2 3
Chile
Chile
4 1 1 2 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 0 2 2 3
Dominica
Dominica
3 3 0 0 11
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
3 2 1 0 4
Argentina
Argentina
3 0 0 3 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 0 0 3 6
Suriname
Suriname
3 3 0 0 8
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Saint Kitts & Nevis
3 2 1 0 5
Iran
Iran
3 1 0 2 1
Mauritania
Mauritania
3 1 1 1 4
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
3 1 1 1 4
Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Saint Vincent & Grenadines
3 3 0 0 9
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
3 2 1 0 6
Barbados
Barbados
3 3 0 0 9
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
2 1 0 1 1
Germany
Germany
2 0 0 2 1
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
2 2 0 0 11
Iraq
Iraq
2 0 1 1 2
Estonia
Estonia
2 0 0 2 1
Netherlands
Netherlands
2 0 0 2 0
Ukraine
Ukraine
2 1 1 0 6
French Guiana
French Guiana
2 2 0 0 8
Cyprus
Cyprus
2 1 1 0 1
Ghana
Ghana
2 1 1 0 3
Spain
Spain
2 0 0 2 1
Poland
Poland
2 0 0 2 1
China
China
2 1 0 1 5
Singapore
Singapore
2 2 0 0 2
Denmark
Denmark
2 0 0 2 0
Turkey
Turkey
2 0 0 2 1
Belgium
Belgium
2 0 0 2 0
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 0
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 0 2 1
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 1 1 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 1 0 1 3
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 1
Belarus
Belarus
2 1 0 1 1
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
2 1 0 1 1
France
France
2 0 1 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
2 0 1 1 0
Libya
Libya
1 1 0 0 4
Chile
Chile (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 0
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 0
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 1 0 0 3
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands
1 1 0 0 8
Armenia
Armenia
1 0 0 1 1
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 0 0 1 4
England
England
1 0 0 1 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 0
Ireland
Ireland
1 0 0 1 0
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 0 0 1 0
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 0
Moldova
Moldova
1 0 1 0 1
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 1
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 0
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 2
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 3
Algeria
Algeria (B)
1 0 0 1 0
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 1 0 0 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Malta
Malta
1 0 0 1 1
Austria
Austria
1 1 0 0 2
Aruba
Aruba
1 1 0 0 7
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 1 0 1
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 0 1 0 2
Finland
Finland
1 0 0 1 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 0
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 0 1 0
Romania
Romania
1 1 0 0 3
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
1 1 0 0 11
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 0
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 1
Egypt
Egypt (U21)
1 0 0 1 0
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 0 1 0 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 1
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