Paul Dolan

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Paul Dolan (born on April 16, 1966 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a former Canadian national team and Canadian Soccer League goalkeeper.

Dolan was a member of Canada's Youth team in Trinidad and Tobago in 1984 that qualified for the FIFA World Youth Championship in the Soviet Union in 1985. He burst on to the national scene in 1986, when he made his debut for Canada in the opening game of the World Cup in Mexico against France. He held the famous French team scoreless until the 79th minute when Jean Pierre Papin gave France a narrow 1-0 victory.

Dolan had a trial with Notts County of England's Football League following the World Cup, but returned to Canada to continue his career in the Canadian Soccer League, where playing for Vancouver 86ers and Hamilton Steelers and winning the CSL championship with the 86ers in 1990 and 1991.

	Canada squad - 1986 World Cup
1 Lettieri \| 2 Lenarduzzi \| 3 Wilson \| 4 Ragan \| 5 Moore \| 6 Bridge \| 7 Valentine \| 8 Gray \| 9 Segota \| 10 Vrablic \| 11 Sweeney \| 12 Samuel \| 13 Pakos \| 14 Mitchell \| 15 James \| 16 Ion \| 17 Norman \| 18 Lowery \| 19 De Luca \| 20 Miller \| 21 Habermann \| 22 Dolan \| Coach: Waiters