Gerry Gray

Gerry Gray
Personal information
Full nameGerard Gray
Date of birth20 January 1961
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1982Vancouver Whitecaps82(13)
1979-1982Vancouver Whitecaps (indoor)32(29)
1982–1983Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor)36(11)
1983Montreal Manic25(3)
1983-1984New York Cosmos (indoor)28(14)
1984New York Cosmos13(1)
1984Chicago Sting6(0)
1984–1986Chicago Sting (indoor)49(37)
1986–1987Tacoma Stars (indoor)50(15)
1987–1988St. Louis Steamers (indoor)49(20)
1988Ottawa Intrepid
1988–1990Tacoma Stars (indoor)73(19)
1989Hamilton Steelers
1989–1990Kansas City Comets (indoor)12(3)
1990Toronto Blizzard
1991Hamilton Steelers
1991Toronto Blizzard
National team
1980–1991Canada34(2)
Teams managed
2010–2012Tacoma F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gerard "Gerry" Gray (born January 20, 1961 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Canadian national soccer team player and head coach.

Club career

Born and raised in Scotland, Gray moved to Canada at the age of 12 and played for several teams in Canada and the United States in the NASL. In 1982 Gray was named to the NASL’s first North American All-Star team.

Gray also played indoor soccer in the original MISL for the Chicago Sting as well as the Tacoma Stars.

Gray played outdoors again in the Canadian Soccer League with the Ottawa Intrepid in 1988, Hamilton Steelers in 1989, Toronto Blizzard in 1990, the Steelers again in 1991, and then the Blizzard again in the same year.

In April 2001, Gray was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.

International career

Gray was a member of the national youth team that played in the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan. He then made his senior debut for Canada in a September 1980 friendly match against New Zealand and earned a total of 34 caps, scoring 2 goals, one of which came via a stunning free kick versus Mexico in a 1982 World Cup qualifier.

He has represented Canada in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[1] and played in two of Canada's games at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals, the country's only appearance at a World Cup finals. He also played for Canada at the 1984 Olympics.

His final international game was a March 1991 friendly match against the United States.

Managerial career

On April 8, 2010, Gray was appointed the head coach for the Tacoma F.C. of the USL Premier Development League.[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 November 1980 Mexico City, Mexico  Mexico 1-1 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 10 May 1986 Toronto, Canada  Wales 2-0 Friendly match

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