Ian Bridge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Christopher Bridge | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1983 | Seattle Sounders | 100 | (11) |
| 1980–81 | Seattle Sounders (indoor) | 16 | (2) |
| 1984 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | (2) |
| 1985–1986 | Tacoma Stars | 39 | (6) |
| 1985–1990 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| 1990 | Victoria Vistas | ||
| 1991 | Kitchener Kickers | ||
| 1991 | North York Rockets | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1979 | Canada Youth | ||
| 1981–1991 | Canada | 34 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1990 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| 1990–2000 | University of Victoria | ||
| 1997–present | Canada, women (assistant coach) | ||
| 2001–2008 | Canada U-20 women (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Canada U-20 women | ||
| 2009–2010 | Canada U-17 women | ||
| 2010 | Victoria Highlanders | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2009 |
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Ian Christopher Bridge (born 18 September 1959 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former member of the Canada men's national soccer team and last head coach of the national women's Under-17 national team.
Bridge began his pro career in 1977 and played in the NASL with the Seattle Sounders from 1979 to 1983 and with the Vancouver Whitecaps in 1984, and MISL indoor soccer with the Tacoma Stars. Over 6 NASL seasons he played 124 games and scored 13 goals. Following the demise of the NASL Bridge played for Swiss club FC La Chaux-de-Fonds for two seasons when the club was in the Swiss league first division. Later in the Canadian Soccer League, he played for the Victoria Vistas (1990), Kitchener Kickers (1991), and North York Rockets (1991). Ian played his youth soccer with the Lakehill Soccer Association in Victoria BC, and has an annually awarded Youth Player "Inspirational" trophy named in his honour.
A defender, Bridge made his debut for Canada in an October 1981 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago and earned 34 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented Canada in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played all three of Canada's games at the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals, the country's only appearance at a World Cup finals. Bridge also played for Canada at the 1984 Olympics and at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored a goal in the first two 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying games that he played in. His final international was a June 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals match against Mexico.
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