Buzz Parsons
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Les Parsons | ||
Date of birth | 16 December 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Burnaby, BC, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Huddersfield Town | |||
Ipswich Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1970 | Vancouver Spartans | ||
1971 | Vancouver Eintracht | ||
1976–1982 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 106 | (17) |
1979–1980 | → L.A. Aztecs (indoor) | 6 | (0) |
1980–1981 | → Vancouver Whitecaps (indoor) | 8 | (2) |
1985 | Victoria Riptides | ||
Total | 120 | (19) | |
International career | |||
1972–1980 | Canada | 24 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
Vancouver 86ers | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Les "Buzz" Parsons (born 16 December 1950) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. During his career in North America with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Parsons was affectionately known as "White Shoes", owing to the white boots he always wore. After retiring as a player, Parsons later became a professional soccer coach.
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Career
Club career
Parsons played youth football in England with Huddersfield Town and Ipswich Town, but he never made a senior league appearance for either team.[1][2] Parsons returned to Canada to play with the Vancouver Spartans and Vancouver Eintracht, winning the Challenge Cup with Eintracht in 1971. He also played with Vancouver Italia (Columbus FC) in 1972-1974.
Parsons later played in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps between 1976 and 1982, scoring 17 goals in 106 appearances.[3] Parsons started at right back in the 1979 NASL championship game that the Whitecaps won 2-1. Parsons also played indoor soccer during this period for the Los Angeles Aztecs and the Whitecaps.
International career
Between 1972 and 1980, Parsons represented Canada on 24 occasions, scoring 7 goals in the process.[4]
Coaching career
Parsons was manager of the Vancouver 86ers, and then the Victoria Vistas of the Canadian Soccer League.
Personal life
Parsons was born in Burnaby, British Columbia.
In 2003 Parsons was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[5]
Parsons now lives in Victoria, B.C. playing Over 50's soccer at Gorge Soccer Association
References
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inductees
- Canadian soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Association football forwards
- Los Angeles Aztecs players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- Simon Fraser Clan soccer players
- Vancouver Columbus players
- Vancouver Spartans players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–84) players
- Victoria Riptides players
- Western Soccer Alliance players