- Norm Odinga
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Norm Odinga Personal information Full name Norman Hendrik Odinga Date of birth 11 February 1963 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 2009Norman 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 PR5-2 Friendly match Coaching career
He currently is head coach of an U14 girls team in Alberta.[5]
References
- ^ Golden Bears Soccer History
- ^ "Western Soccer Alliance 1986 Season". The A-League Archives. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1986/stats86.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "American Professional Soccer League 1993 Season". The A-League Archives. http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1993/stats93.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ U14 GIRLS IMPACT PROGRAM OUTDOOR 2008 - St Albert Soccer
External links
- Player profile - CanadaSoccer
- Career stats - National Football Teams
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Canadian futsal players
- Canadian men's international soccer players
- Canadian soccer players
- Edmonton Brickmen players
- People from Edmonton
- Soccer people from Alberta
- Vancouver 86ers players
- Western Soccer Alliance players
- Canadian soccer biography stubs
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