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Brian Budd

Brian Budd

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

College and professional career

Budd won a CIAU championship medal as a member of the UBC Thunderbirds in 1974. Budd played seven seasons in the North American Soccer League. He began his career with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 1974 in the team's inaugural season and remained with the squad until 1978, when he was acquired by the Colorado Caribou in that team's only season. After languishing on the bench and playing in just two games, Budd requested a trade to the Toronto Metros-Croatia, and the deal was made in May 1978. He scored five goals in his first four games with Toronto. In 1979, Budd returned to the team, renamed the Toronto Blizzard under new owners, but did not play regularly. With a year left on his contract, he was offered an outright release by the Blizzard in November so he could play a full season of indoor soccer. He chose to remain with the Blizzard. Budd began the 1980 season in Toronto but was released in June. He then signed with the Houston Hurricane and played there for the remainder of the season, finishing his NASL career. Budd played indoor soccer professionally with the Cleveland Force of the original Major Indoor Soccer League. He led the Force in scoring in their maiden season, 1978–79, with 29 points (25 goals, 4 assists) and was named the team's MVP. The Force finished the year in last place in the six-team league with the weakest offence in the MISL. He did not return the following year because it would have overlapped with training camp for the outdoor season. In 1980, Budd…

International career

Budd was a member of the Canada national soccer team. He scored two goals in earning seven caps, including a goal against the United States in a 1978 World Cup qualifying match played in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on December 22, 1976, in which Canada prevailed 3–0. His shot deflected off a defender, a post and the crossbar before settling in the American net to give Canada a 1–0 lead in a crucial playoff match. Budd's final international appearance came in a 2–1 victory over Suriname on October 12, 1977 in Mexico City, where he played briefly with a broken leg before coming off in the 77th minute, leaving Canada to play with ten men for the latter part of the match.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

Club
Houston Hurricane (1980–1980)
Club
Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1978)
Club
Toronto Blizzard (1978–1978)
Club
Cleveland Force (1978–1979)
Club
Toronto Blizzard (1979–)
Club
Baltimore Blast (1980–1981)
Club
Canadian men's national soccer team (1976–1977)
Club
Colorado Caribous (1978–1978)
League
North American Soccer League

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
ISNI

0000000073879993

Description

Canadian soccer player (1952–2008)

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Brian Vincent Budd was a Canadian professional soccer player best known for winning the World Superstars competition three years in a row from 1978 to 1980. He was also a soccer sportscaster.

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