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![]() Mitchell in 2007 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dale William Mitchell | ||
Date of birth | April 21, 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Portland Timbers | 101 | (35) |
1983 | Montreal Manic | 24 | (8) |
1984–1985 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 96 | (96) |
1986–1987 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 99 | (99) |
1988–1990, 1992 | Vancouver 86ers | ||
1990–1991 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 51 | (42) |
1991 | Toronto Blizzard | 22 | (10) |
1992–1994 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 40 | (45) |
Total | 651 | (546) | |
International career | |||
1976 | Canada U-20 | 3 | (1) |
1983–1987 | Canada U-23 | 9 | (4) |
1980–1993 | Canada | 55 | (19) |
Managerial career | |||
1995–1999 | Vancouver 86ers reserves | ||
2000–2001 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
2002–2007 | Canada U-20 | ||
2007–2009 | 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 the 1980s and 1990s.
He made 55 appearances for the Canada national team and scored a then national record 19 goals.[1] 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 named to the all-time Canada XI men's team.[2] 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.[3]