Richard Hastings

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Richard Hastings
Personal information
Full name	Richard Corey Hastings
Date of birth	May 18, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth	Prince George, Canada
Height	6'0"
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Inverness CT
Number	16
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-	Inverness CT Ross County Grazer AK MVV Inverness CT	88 (0) 28 (0) 0- (-) 0- (-) 58 (0)
National team2
1998-2003	Canada	36 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29/12/2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 29/12/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Richard Corey Hastings (born May 18, 1977 in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle, for whom he has played during much of his career.

Hastings began his career as a teenager with Caley Thistle, for whom he made 106 appearances as a defender. During this spell in Inverness he was an important player for the team and became Caley's first full time player. A constant member of the squad that won promotion to the Scottish First Division Hastings was also part of the team that beat Celtic in the Scottish Cup in 2000.

In 2001 Hastings joined Ross County, before spells at Graz A.K. and Maastricht. In 2004 he returned to Caley Thistle.

An international player since 1998, Hastings' only international goal was the golden goal in Canada's 2-1 win over Mexico in the quarterfinal of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, a tournament Canada went on to win.

	Canada squad - 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions
1 Forrest | 2 Fenwick | 3 Aristodemo | 4 Menezes | 5 deVos | 6 {{{p6}}} | 7 Stalteri | 8 {{{p8}}} | 9 Corazzin | 10 Xausa | 11 Brennan | 12 Clarke | 13 Watson | 14 {{{p14}}} | 15 Hastings | 16 Kusch | 17 Peschisolido | 18 Thomas | 21 Nash | 22 Onstad | Coach: Osieck

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. - Current Squad
2 Tokely | 4 Dods | 5 McCaffrey | 6 McBain | 7 Wilson | 8 Black | 9 Bayne | 10 Hart | 11 Morgan | 12 Duncan | 14 Munro | 16 Hastings | 17 Dargo | 18 McSwegan | 19 Wyness | 20 Paatelainen | 21 Fraser | 23 Ridgers | 24 Rankin | 25 Soane | 26 Sutherland | 28 McAllister | Manager: Christie