Buzz Parsons
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Parsons[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975 | Simon Fraser | 20 | (21) |
| 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 | 22 | (6) |
| 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 wore. After retiring as a player, Parsons later became a professional soccer coach.
Career
[edit | edit source]Club career
[edit | edit source]Parsons played youth football in England with Huddersfield Town and Ipswich Town, but he never made a senior league appearance for either team.[3][4] 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. He spent one year (1975) studying and playing at Simon Fraser University, netting 21 goals.[5]
Parsons later played in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps between 1976 and 1982, scoring 17 goals in 106 appearances.[6] 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
[edit | edit source]Between 1972 and 1980, Parsons represented Canada on 22 occasions, scoring 6 goals in the process. He also represented Canada at the 1971 Pan American Games.[2]
International goals
[edit | edit source]- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August 1972 | King George V Park, St. John's, Canada | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 10 November 1973 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg Haiti | 1–4 | 1–5 | Friendly match |
| 3 | 10 October 1976 | Empire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 12 October 1977 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 16 October 1977 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 22 October 1977 | Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Parsons was manager of the Vancouver 86ers and then the Victoria Vistas of the Canadian Soccer League.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Parsons was born in Burnaby, British Columbia.
In 2003 Parsons was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[7]
Parsons now lives in Victoria, B.C., playing Over 50's soccer at Gorge Soccer Association
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Buzz Parsons at Canada SoccerLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductees
- Pan American Games soccer players for Canada
- Footballers at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- Los Angeles Aztecs players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's soccer players
- Simon Fraser University alumni
- Soccer players from Burnaby
- ICSF Columbus FC players
- Vancouver Spartans players
- Eintracht Vancouver players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players
- Victoria Riptides players
- Western Soccer Alliance players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen