 Gray circa 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gerard Gray | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1961-01-20)20 January 1961 (age 64) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 82 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Vancouver Whitecaps(indoor) | 32 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Golden Bay Earthquakes(indoor) | 36 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Montreal Manic | 25 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | New York Cosmos(indoor) | 28 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | New York Cosmos | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Chicago Sting | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Chicago Sting(indoor) | 49 | (37) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Tacoma Stars(indoor) | 50 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | St. Louis Steamers(indoor) | 49 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Ottawa Intrepid | 23 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Tacoma Stars(indoor) | 73 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Hamilton Steelers | 23 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Kansas City Comets(indoor) | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Toronto Blizzard | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Hamilton Steelers | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Toronto Blizzard | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1991 | Canada | 35 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Tacoma F.C. | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gerard "Gerry" Gray (born 20 January 1961) is a former soccer player. Born in Scotland, he represented and coached theCanadian national soccer team.
Born and raised in Scotland, Gray moved toToronto,Ontario[1] with his family at the age of 12 and played for several teams in Canada and the United States in theNASL. In 1982 Gray was named to the NASL's first North American All-Star team.
Gray also playedindoor soccer in the originalMISL for theChicago Sting as well as the Tacoma Stars.
Gray played outdoors again in theCanadian Soccer League with theOttawa 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.[2]
In April 2001, Gray was inducted into theCanadian Soccer Hall of Fame.
Gray was a member of the national youth team that played in the1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan. He made his senior debut on 15 September 1980 forCanada in a 4–0 victory againstNew Zealand in a friendly match inVancouver. Gray earned a total of 35 caps, scoring 2 goals, one of which came via a stunning free kick versusMexico in a 1982 World Cup qualifier inMexico City.[3][4]
He represented Canada in 11FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played in two of Canada's games at the1986 FIFA World Cup finals, the country's first appearance at a World Cup finals. He also played for Canada at the1984 Olympics.
His final appearance came in a 0–2 defeat in a March 1991North American Nations Cup match against theUnited States inTorrance, California.[3]
He was namedMississauga's Professional Athlete of the Year in 1980, and he was inducted into theMississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[6]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 16 November 1980 | Estadio Azteca,Mexico City, Mexico |  Mexico | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 10 May 1986 | Varsity Stadium,Toronto, Canada |  Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
On 8 April 2010, Gray was appointed the head coach for theTacoma F.C. of theUSL Premier Development League.[7]
Canada
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