Richard Goddard (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Anthony Goddard | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Mountain WFC (U-16 Girls) | ||
| Number | Head Coach | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Roberts Wesleyan Raiders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Ottawa Wizards | 21 | (0) |
| 2002 | Charlotte Eagles | 27 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Toronto Lynx | 22 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 11 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1998 | Trinidad & Tobago U-20 | 20 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | St. Clair's Coaching School (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
| 2007 | North Shore Soccer Development Centre (G. C.) | ||
| 2008 | University of Ottawa (G. C.) | ||
| 2008– | Mountain WFC (U-16 Girls) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Richard Anthony Goddard (born 30 January 1978 in Scarborough, Tobago) is a former Trinidad and Tobago football goalkeeper who last played for the Vancouver Whitecaps. He has served as Senior Development and Goalkeeper Coach for North Vancouver Football Club and is currently Head Football Development Coach for Bishop's High School in Trinidad and Tobago.
He played college soccer with Roberts Wesleyan College from 1999-2001, where he was a 3 time NAIA All-American, NCCAA All-American and 2-time NAIA Region IX Player of the Year.
Goddard began his pro career in 2001 when he signed for the Ottawa Wizards of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He was part of the Ottawa team that won the double — Regular Season Championship and Open Canada Cup, and led them to a 20–2 record. In 2002, he was signed by the Charlotte Eagles of the USL A-League, in his rookie season he led the Eagles to the playoffs for 2nd straight season, started 27 of 28 regular season matches, accumulating a 10–13–4 record and a 1.59 GAA with 3 shutouts, and he was named twice Goalkeeper of the Week. Goddard moved to the sidelines in 2003 where he was the head coach of the Ottawa Internationals U18 Girls in the Ligue Soccer Elite du Quebec (LSEQ) and assistant/goalkeeper coach for the University of Ottawa Women's team that finished second in the CIS. In 2006 Goddard joined the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Women's Soccer Program as their Goalkeeper Coach. The Varsity Blues were knocked out in the Ontario semis.
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