Gil Vainshtein (born 29 October 1984 in Ukraine) is a Canadian association football player who plays as a midfielder for the Italia Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League. In university he played for Alderson-Broaddus College, with whom he was named to the 2005 NSCAA/Adidas NCAA Division II All-Appalachian Region second team, and named 2005 First Team All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). Professionally, he has played for the North York Astros and the Italia Shooters. Vainshtein played for and was team captain of the Canadian football squad that competed at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and won a bronze medal, and also played for Team Canada in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, winning a second bronze medal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | 29 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Ukraine | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Italia Shooters | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Alderson-Broaddus College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | North York Astros | 29 | (8) |
| 2008 | Italia Shooters | 28 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:38, 11 May 2009 (UTC) | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
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| Football | ||
| Maccabiah Games | ||
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2009 Maccabiah | Football |
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2013 Maccabiah | Football |
Biography edit
Playing career edit
Vainshtein is a midfielder in association football.[1] He attended Alderson-Broaddus College in West Virginia, playing for its soccer team the Battlers, and graduating in 2007. In his junior year, Vainshtein was named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America to the 2005 NSCAA/Adidas NCAA Division II All-Appalachian Region second team.[2][3] He was also named 2005 First Team All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC).[4]
In 2007, he played for the North York Astros in Canada.[5][1] In 2008 Vainshtein played for the Italia Shooters in Canada.
In 2009, Vainshtein played for and was team captain of the Canadian football squad that competed at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and won a bronze medal.[6][7][8] He also played for Team Canada in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, winning a second bronze medal.[9]
Statistics edit
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Canada | League | Voyageurs Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2007 | North York Astros | CSL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Italia Shooters | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Career total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "Canadian Soccer League - Clubs". cpsl.ca.
- ^ "2005 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Men All-Appalachian Region". NCAA. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ^ "NSCAA Announces All-Appalachian Region Men's Soccer Team". thesac.com. December 9, 2005.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Men's Soccer First Team All-WVIAC History". WVIAC.
- ^ "Canada 2007; Canadian Soccer League 2007". RSSSF.
- ^ "Soccer Open Men". Maccabi Canada. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
- ^ "Maccabi Toronto wins indoor soccer championship". The Canadian Jewish News. February 24, 2011.
- ^ "Maccabi Canada Looking to Build on and Continue its Soccer Success". Shalom Toronto Weekly Newspaper.
- ^ "2013 Delegation". Maccabi Canada.
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