Norm Odinga

Norm Odinga
Personal information
Full name Norman Hendrik Odinga
Date of birth 11 February 1963 (1963-02-11) (age 49)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Playing position midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984-1985 University of Alberta
1986 Edmonton Brickmen
1988 University of Alberta
1993 Vancouver 86ers 9 (0)
National team
1983–1987 Canada U23 7 (2)
1989–1993 Canada 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 July 2009

Norman Hendrik "Norm" Odinga (born 11 February 1963 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired Canadian international soccer player.

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Club career

Odinga was named MVP of the University of Alberta [1] and played for the Edmonton Brickmen in the 1986 season.[2] Odinga played for the Vancouver 86ers in the 1993 season, making nine appearances.[3]

International career

Odinga made his debut for Canada in an April 1989 friendly match against Denmark and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal. He also played in a non official match against Mexico in March 1991.

He has represented Canada at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship.[4]

His final international game was a July 1993 World Cup qualification match against Australia.

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 April 1992 Victoria, Canada  China PR 5-2 Friendly match

Coaching career

He currently is head coach of an U14 girls team in Alberta.[5]

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