Bruce Gant

Bruce Gant (born September 26, 1956) is a Canadian retired soccer player who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League.

Bruce Gant
Personal information
Full name Bruce David Gant
Date of birth (1956-09-26) September 26, 1956
Place of birth Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Simon Fraser Clan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Portland Timbers 58 (1)
1980–1982 Portland Timbers (indoor) 31 (3)
1983 Montreal Manic 1 (0)
???? Vancouver Firefighters FC
National team
1976 Canada "B" (Olympic) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gant attended Simon Fraser University, playing on the men's soccer team.[1] He was a 1976 First Team NAIA All American with the Clan.[2] In 1979, the Portland Timbers selected Gant, brother of Timbers midfielder Brian Gant, in the first round of the North American Soccer League draft.[3] He remained with the Timbers until they folded in 1982, playing four outdoor and two indoor seasons with them. In 1983, he played one game for the Montreal Manic.

In 1973, Bruce won a gold medal with British Columbia at the Canada Games. From February to June 1976, Bruce played for Canada in preparation for the Olympic Games. While he played in eight exhibition matches against local sides, he did not make any international appearances and was not selected to the final team.

In 1990, Bruce helped Vancouver Firefighters FC win The Challenge Trophy.

Personal

Bruce's brother Brian Gant was also a professional and international soccer player. His brother-in-law Bill Sinclair played in the Pacific Coast League while his niece Christine Sinclair is a star Canadian player for Portland Thorns FC.

References
  1. In the pros Archived June 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Simon Fraser All Americans Archived June 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Portland Timbers All Time Draft Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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