Chris Turner (soccer) explained

Chris Turner
Birth Date:1 February 1960
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1979–1980
Years2:1979–1980
Years3:1980–1981
Years4:1981
Years5:1982
Years6:1983
Years7:1984
Clubs2:Detroit Lightning (indoor)
Clubs3:San Jose Earthquakes (indoor)
Caps1:29
Caps2:32
Caps3:1
Caps4:25
Caps5:2
Caps6:1
Caps7:1
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:1978–1979
Nationalyears2:1983–1984
Nationalteam2:Canada
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0

Chris Turner (born February 1, 1960) is a Canadian retired soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned four caps with the Canada national team.

Professional

In 1979, Turner signed with the San Jose Earthquakes where he became a regular in the nets. He played for the Detroit Lightning during the 1979–80 Major Indoor Soccer League season. In 1981, he played for the Los Angeles Aztecs. After the Aztecs folded at the end of the season, the San Diego Sockers picked up Turner in the Dispersal Draft. He played only one game for the Sockers before moving to the Seattle Sounders for the 1983 season. When the Sounders folded at the end of the season, Turner moved north to the Vancouver Whitecaps.

National team

In 1978, he began playing for the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team which qualified for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played in all three Canadian games in the tournament.[1] On June 19, 1983, he earned his first cap with the Canada national team in a 0–2 loss to Scotland.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107131017/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=59229/index.html FIFA player profile