Bruce Bates is a Canadian retired professional soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruce Bates | ||
| Date of birth | June 13, 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980 | Richmond Olympic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981 | Calgary Boomers | 10 | (0) |
| 1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | (0) |
| 1983 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 4 | (1) |
| 1983 | Calgary Mustangs | ||
| 1985 | New Westminster Q.P.R. (PRSL) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editA native of the Vancouver area, Bates played amateur soccer locally for Richmond Olympic and briefly spent time as a reserve player for the Vancouver Whitecaps.[1][2] At the age of 20 he impressed the coaches of the Calgary Boomers during open tryouts enough to win a spot with the NASL side.[3] He appeared in ten matches that year, but the Boomers folded after one season. In 1982 he joined Calgary teammates Jürgen Stars and Tom Boric on the Tampa Bay Rowdies roster.[4] He also played for the Rowdies during their run to the 1983 Indoor Grand Prix title.[5]
Before the 1983 outdoor season began, he and Peter Gruber were dealt to Calgary Mustangs of the Canadian Professional Soccer League, where he was later named team captain.[6][7] The CPSL folded after only one season.
In 1985 he played in the semi-pro Pacific Rim Soccer League[8] for the New Westminster Queens Park Rangers along with other NASL alumni, Garry Ayre, Peter Stanley, and Carl Shearer.[9] He and the Rangers won the season title with a 16-4-4 record,[10] but fell, 3–0, to Vancouver Columbus in the PSRL President's Cup finals.[11]
Honours
edit- North American Soccer League
- 1983 Indoor Grand Prix: Champion
- Pacific Rim Soccer League
- 1985: Champion
- 1985: President's Cup finalist
References
edit- ^ Konotopetz, Gyle (April 16, 1981). "Boomers player profiles". Calgary Herald. p. F4. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Konotopetz, Gyle (April 6, 1981). "Boomer nightmare". Calgary Herald. p. D3. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Bates impresses Boomers' brass". Calgary Herald. March 23, 1981. p. D4. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Henderson, Jim (April 13, 1982). "Bates' Soccer Career Rescued By Rowdies". Tampa Tribune. p. 1-C. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Mark (February 11, 1983). "Rowdies to unveil new players against Strikers". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3C. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Mark (April 5, 1983). "Rowdies take on two newcomers, cut four veterans". St. Petersburg. p. 3C. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Konotopetz, Gyle (July 19, 1983). "Mustang coach quits in a huff". Calgary Herald. p. C1. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Stinson, Dan (March 1, 1985). "Lower Mainland soccer shaping up semi so-so". Vancouver Sun. p. C4. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Kevin (May 27, 1985). "Rangers rattle Dynamos". Nanaimo Daily News. p. 9. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ "Pacific Rim League final standings". Vancouver Sun. September 18, 1985. p. D7. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ "Columbus win title". Nanaimo Daily News. September 30, 1985. p. 8. Retrieved December 25, 2018.