Carl Fletcher (Canadian soccer)
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Carl Fletcher |
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Personal information | ||
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Full name | Carl Tadeus Fletcher |
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Date of birth | December 26, 1966 | |
Place of birth | Plymouth, Trinidad and Tobago or Montserrat | |
Height | 5'10 | |
Playing position | Defender |
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Club information | ||
Current club | retired |
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Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1990-1993 1994 1996-1998 1999-2000 2001 2001 2002-2004 2005 |
Toronto Blizzard Toronto Rockets Montreal Impact Hampton Roads Mariners Montreal Impact Rochester Rhinos Atlanta Silverbacks Toronto Lynx |
? ? 20 (0) 68 (0) 27 (2) 13 (0) 9 (0) 28 (0) 0 (0) |
National team2 | ||
1991-2003 | Canada | 40 (2) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Carl Tadeus Fletcher (born on December 26, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional Canadian soccer defender.
Fletcher played early in his career for the Toronto Blizzard of the Canadian Soccer League. He played for the Toronto Rockets in 1994, which was the club's sole season of existence. He later signed for Hampton Roads Mariners of the USL First Division and played two years with the team 1999-2000. Fletcher then signed with the Montreal Impact in April 2001, after playing one season with the Impact signed with the Rochester Raging Rhinos in August 2001. In 2002 Fletcher was transferred to the Atlanta Silverbacks.
In 2004 Fletcher took a season off to pursue a broadcast career with TSN. A year after Fletcher decided to return to soccer and signed with his hometown club the Toronto Lynx. After just playing a half a season with the Lynx Fletcher was released from the club.
For a couple of years Fletcher was the first choice defender for the Canadian national team, having made 40 'A' team appearances and scoring twice for Canada. His last game was on June 1, 2003 vs Germany.