Dale Mitchell (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dale William Mitchell | ||
| Date of birth | April 21, 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Portland Timbers | 101 | (35) |
| 1983 | Montreal Manic | 24 | (8) |
| 1984–1985 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 96 | (96) |
| 1986–1987 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 99 | (99) |
| 1988–1994 | Vancouver 86ers | 213 | (211) |
| 1991 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 51 | (42) |
| 1992–1994 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 40 | (45) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1976 | Canada U-20 | 3 | (1) |
| 1983–1987 | Canada U-23 | 9 | (4) |
| 1980–1993 | Canada | 55 | (19) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1999 | Vancouver 86ers reserves | ||
| 2000–2001 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| 2002–2007 | Canada U-20 | ||
| 2007–2009 | Canada | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2009 |
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Dale William Mitchell (born April 21, 1958) is a Canadian former professional soccer striker who played for several North American teams in the 1980s and 1990s.
He made 55 appearances for the Canadian national team and scored a then national record 19 goals. He coached the Canadian national team from May 2007 until March 27, 2009. In 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's centennial celebration, he was named to the all-time Canada XI men's team. He was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2002. In March 2014 it was announced that he would also be a 2014 inductee into the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame.
Mitchell played in the former North American Soccer League. He began his professional career with the Vancouver Whitecaps (1977, 1978), then played for the Portland Timbers (1979 to 1982) and for the Montreal Manic (1983). He was an original player with the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League for whom he scored 37 goals during seasons from 1988 to 1990 and 1992 to 1994. He was with the Toronto Blizzard for the 1991 season.
Mitchell also played nine indoor soccer seasons in the old Major Indoor Soccer League with the Tacoma Stars, Kansas City Comets, and the Baltimore Blast. Mitchell finished as the league's third all-time goal scorer and fourth in total points with 406 goals and 280 assists for 686 points.
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