Lyndon Hooper
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Lyndon Hooper | |
| Date of birth | May 30, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Guyana, Georgetown  |
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| Playing position | midfielder (retired) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1987 1988 1990-1993 1993-1994 1995-1998 1999 2000-2001 |
Ottawa Pioneers Montreal Supra Toronto Blizzard Birmingham City Montreal Impact Hampton Roads Mariners Toronto Lynx |
- (-) - (-) - (-) 5 (0) 72 (4) ? 42 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 1986-1997 | Canada | 66 (3) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2005 | Toronto Lynx (assistant coach) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Lyndon Hooper (born on May 30, 1966 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a former professional Canadian soccer player and former assistant coach of the Toronto Lynx soccer team of the United Soccer Leagues First Division. He was a prominent Canadian international.
Moving to Ottawa at age 11, Hooper turned professional in 1987 with the Ottawa Intrepid of the Canadian Soccer League. He continued to play for Wilfrid Laurier University in the autumns from 1986 to 1990 and was named second-team CIAU all-Canadian in 1986 and 1987. He went on to play for CSL teams the Montreal Supra, and Toronto Blizzard.
The 5'8, 160lbs. Hooper played in the Football League with Birmingham City in 1993-94. Hooper returned to North America to play for A-League teams the Montreal Impact from 1994 to 1998, Hampton Roads Mariners in 1999, and Toronto Lynx, retiring as a player with the Lynx in 2001.
When he retired from soccer he served as a sports consultant with the Toronto Sports Council and earned his Level "B" coaching license while coaching the U17 Ontario Provincial Team. On March 3, 2005 he was appointed the new assistant coach for the Toronto Lynx, under Hubert Busby Jr.. But when the Lynx finished with a league worst 3 wins, 17 losses, and 8 ties, the worst performance in league history, he and Busby both left their coaching roles after one season with the club.
Hooper is the third most capped player in the history of the Canadian national team, having made 66 'A' team appearances between 1986 and 1997. He scored three times for Canada.
Lyndon's sister is star soccer player Charmaine Hooper.
Hooper played amateur soccer for Scarborough GS United in 2005-06. The team won the Senior (open age) Men's Canadian Club Championship.
