Bill Millar | |
Birth Date: | 20 May 1950 |
Birth Place: | Lennoxtown, Scotland |
Height: | 1.83 m |
Position: | Defender |
Collegeyears1: | McMaster Marauders |
Years1: | 1971 |
Clubs1: | Toronto City |
Years2: | 1972 |
Clubs2: | Hamilton Italo-Canadians |
Years3: | 1973 |
Clubs3: | London City |
Years4: | 1974 |
Clubs4: | Hamilton City |
Years5: | 1976 |
Clubs5: | Welland Lions Croatia |
Years6: | 1977 |
Clubs6: | St. Catharines Roma |
Nationalyears1: | 1971 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1973 |
Nationalteam2: | Canada |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1986–2016 |
Managerclubs1: | Brock Badgers |
Bill Millar (born 20 May 1950) is a Canadian former international soccer player.[1]
A defender,[2] Millar played with Toronto City in 1971, and the following season played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Italo-Canadians.[3] In 1973, he played with league rivals London City.[4] He played with Hamilton City in 1974, and later with Welland Lions Croatia and St. Catharines Roma.[5]
In 2012, he was inducted into the Hamilton Soccer Hall of Fame.[6] In 2014, the Ontario Soccer Association awarded Millar with the Ontario Soccer Meritorious Service Award.[7]
Millar made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on 8 June 1971 against Mexico.[8] He represented Canada in the 1971 Pan American Games. He made his senior debut on 5 August 1973 against the United States in a friendly match.[9]
After playing college soccer with the McMaster Marauders, he became a teacher. He was head coach of the Brock Badgers for 31 seasons until retiring in 2016.[10] In 2019, he was named the head coach for Hamilton United Elite's U15 girl's Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) program.[11]