Dale Mitchell (soccer)
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| Dale Mitchell | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Dale William Mitchell | |
| Date of birth | April 21, 1958 | |
| Place of birth | Vancouver, Canada  |
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| Playing position | Striker (retired) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Canada (manager) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1977-1978 1979-1982 1983 1984-1985 1986-1987 1988-1990 1991 1992-1994 |
Vancouver Whitecaps Portland Timbers Montreal Manic Tacoma Stars (indoor) Kansas City Comets (indoor) Vancouver 86ers Toronto Blizzard Vancouver 86ers |
5 (0) 101 (35) 32 (9) 96 (92) 99 (99) - (-) - (-) - (-) |
| National team | ||
| 1980-1993 | Canada | 55 (19) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2000-2001 2002-2007 2007-present |
Vancouver Whitecaps Canada U-20 Canada |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dale William Mitchell (born April 21, 1958 in Vancouver) is a former top-level professional soccer striker who played for several North American teams in the 1980s and 1990s and is tied for having scored the most career goals for the Canadian national team, having scored 19 times in 55 appearances.
Mitchell played in the former North American Soccer League, beginning his pro career with the Vancouver Whitecaps (1977, 1978), playing with Portland Timbers (1979 to 1982), and for the Montreal Manic (1983). He was then an inaugural signee with the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League for whom he scored 37 goals during seasons from 1988 to 1990 and 1992 to 1994. He was with the Toronto Blizzard for the 1991 season.
Mitchell also played nine indoor soccer seasons in the old Major Indoor Soccer League with the Tacoma Stars, Kansas City Comets, and the Baltimore Blast. Mitchell finished as the league's third all-time goal scorer and fourth all-time points getting with 406 goals and 280 assists for 686 points.
Mitchell played every minute of Canada's matches at the 1984 Summer Olympics, scoring three goals including the equalizer that took Brazil to extra-time and eventually penalty kicks in the quarterfinals.[1] He also played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals in Canada's third group stage match against Hungary.[2]
Following his retirement as a player, Mitchell coached the 86ers reserves sqad and was first-team assistant coach from 1995 to 1999, when he succeeded Carl Valentine as the club's head coach (as the club changed their name to the Vancouver Whitecaps). The A-League's coach of the year in 2001, Mitchell resigned to become head coach of Canada's Under-20 national team. In May of 2007 he was appointed head coach of the Canadian Men's Senior team.
Mitchell has also been a frequent soccer commentator on local radio, including the The TEAM 1040 in Vancouver as a World Cup analyst.
[edit] External links
- Dale Mitchell becomes Canadian Senior Men's head coach
- CSA press release for hiring Mitchell to their coaching staff
| Preceded by Carl Valentine |
Vancouver Whitecaps Head Coach 2000-2001 |
Succeeded by Tony Fonseca |
Preceded by Stephen Hart |
Canada Head Coach 2007- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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| Vancouver Whitecaps - Coaches |
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| Lenarduzzi (1987-93) | Valentine (1994-99) | Mitchell (2000-01) | Fonseca (2002-04) | Lilley (2005-2007) |
