Dan Canter

Dan Canter
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-11-16)November 16, 1961
Place of birth North Plainfield, New Jersey, United States
Date of death April 9, 2020(2020-04-09) (aged 58)
Place of death Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1978–1981 Penn State
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 29 (2)
1983 Team America 30 (5)
1984 New York Cosmos 14 (0)
1984–1985 New York Cosmos (indoor) 27 (9)
1985 Chicago Sting (indoor) 19 (2)
1985–1987 Minnesota Strikers (indoor) 44 (5)
Total 163 (23)
International career
1983–1985 United States 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dan Canter (November 16, 1961 – April 9, 2020) was a U.S. soccer defender. He played three seasons in the North American Soccer League and three in Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned nine caps with the U.S. national team, scoring two goals, between 1983 and 1985.

Born in North Plainfield, New Jersey, Canter was raised in Chatham Township, New Jersey.[1]

  1. ^ Yannis, Alex. "Canter's Dream Comes True", The New York Times, June 3, 1984. Accessed October 29, 2013. "The 22-year-old Canter, who was born in North Plainfield, N.J., and grew up in Chatham Township, about 30 minutes by car from Giants Stadium, is in his third year in the league and first with the Cosmos."