Alex Bunbury
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Bunbury | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Plaisance, Guyana | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Minnesota Twin Stars (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Hamilton Steelers | 76 | (28) |
| 1990 | Toronto Blizzard | ? | (12) |
| 1991 | Montreal Supra | ? | (7) |
| 1992–1993 | West Ham | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1999 | Marítimo | 165 | (59) |
| 1999–2000 | Kansas City Wizards | 24 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1984–1985 | Canada U20 | 9 | (3) |
| 1986–1997 | Canada | 65 | (16) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2008 | Bangu FC | ||
| 2008–2012 | Minnesota Thunder (academy) | ||
| 2014– | Minnesota Twin Stars | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alexander "Alex" Bunbury (born 18 June 1967) is a Canadian retired footballer who played as a striker.
He played mainly for Marítimo in Portugal during a 13-year professional career, and represented the Canadian national team during 11 years.
In 2000, Bunbury became a manager.
Born in Plaisance, Guyana, Bunbury started playing professionally with the Hamilton Steelers where he was managed by John Charles, also having one-year spells in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto Blizzard and Montreal Supra.
In 1993, after an unassuming season for West Ham United (only six appearances overall), he moved to Portugal's C.S. Marítimo, going on to become the club's all-time leading goalscorer in the Primeira Liga with 59 goals. In his second season, he won the Foreign Player of the Year award, and he scored a career-best 15 goals in the 1998–99 campaign, helping his team to the tenth position in what was his final year in Madeira.
In early 1999, after requesting a move to play closer to his hometown of Montreal, Bunbury returned to North America, and retired after two seasons with the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Subsequently he took up coaching, first with Bangu FC then at the Minnesota Thunder Academy.
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