Pat Harrington (soccer)

Pat Harrington
Personal information
Full namePatrick Harrington
Date of birthApril 17, 1965
Place of birthMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1986Charlton Athletic F.C.0(0)
1987–1990Toronto Blizzard52(0)
1991–1992Montreal Supra28(0)
1993–1995Montreal Impact43(0)
1994-1997Buffalo Blizzard (indoor)69(1)
1996Kansas City Wizards8(0)
1996Columbus Crew4(0)
1997Detroit Safari (indoor)
1999-2000Sacramento Knights (indoor)42(0)
National team
1992Canada1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 October 2009

Pat Harrington (born April 17, 1965) is a former soccer and Canadian national team goalkeeper.

Club career

In December 1983, the Toronto Blizzard selected Harrington in the first round (second overall) of the 1983 North American Soccer League draft.[1] He moved to English side Charlton Athletic before signing with the Toronto Blizzard in 1987. He then played for Montreal outfits Supra and Impact. In 1994, he joined the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League. He scored in the team's second game of the season, but played only eleven games that year due to injury.[2][3] During the 1996-1997 NPSL season, Harrington had the league's lowest goals against average. On March 4, 1996, the Kansas City Wiz selected Harrington in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft. He began the season with Kansas City, but moved to the Columbus Crew. The Crew released him at the end of the season. On April 24, 1997, the Detroit Safari selected Harrington in the first round (fifth overall) of the Continental Indoor Soccer League draft.[4] In 1999 and 2000, he played for the Sacramento Knights in the World Indoor Soccer League.[5]

International career

Harrington made his senior debut for Canada in a September 1992 friendly match against the USA, coming on as a second half substitute for Paul Dolan. It proved to be his only international appearance.

He did however also play at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. .[6]

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