Rick Titus (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 10, 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Toronto Varsity Blues | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1995 | Toronto Italia | ||
| 1995 | Scarborough Astros | 8 | (0) |
| 1996 | St. Catharines Wolves | 9 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) | 20 | (12) |
| 1996–1997 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 13 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Toronto Lynx | 49 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Montreal Impact (indoor) | 17 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) | 15 | (7) |
| 1998 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 11 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Quan Li | ||
| 1999 | Philadelphia KiXX (indoor) | 14 | (3) |
| 1999 | Hershey Wildcats | 17 | (0) |
| 1999 | Staten Island Vipers | 11 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 48 | (29) |
| 2000–2001 | Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Vancouver 86ers/Whitecaps | 44 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Toronto Olympians (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Colorado Rapids | 25 | (0) |
| 2003 | Charleston Battery | 15 | (0) |
| 2004 | Edmonton Aviators | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Toronto Lynx | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Charleston Battery | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Toronto Lynx | 61 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Italia/York Region Shooters | 15 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016– | North Mississauga SC, Mapola FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 16, 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 6, 2016 |
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Rick Titus (born March 10, 1969) is a retired Trinidadian Canadian football (soccer) defender who played the majority of his career as a journeyman in North America competing in all levels of the American and Canadian soccer pyramid system.
Originally beginning in his native country in the Canadian National Soccer League, soon after to the USL A-League, and eventually reaching the highest level of soccer in North America with the Major League Soccer. After reaching the MLS, Titus would shift between various United Soccer Leagues clubs, until returning to the MLS on a loan deal and appeared in a single match at the age of 39. He would finish off his outdoor career in the Canadian Soccer League. Titus also played with various indoor clubs and played internationally with Trinidad and Tobago, and also served as a player/assistant coach for the Toronto Lynx.
After playing college soccer with the University of Toronto, Titus signed for the Toronto Italia in 1988 of the National Soccer League playing with Italia until 1995. During his time with Italia he played against the likes of Lazio, Inter Milan, A.C. Milan, Benfica, Parma, Cosenza, Palermo, and Cesena. In 1994. Titus went on trial with Aberdeen, playing exhibition games against Hearts and Celtic. Titus also went on trial with Dinamo Zagreb, but was unable to secure a work permit. Midway through the 1995 season he was traded to the Scarborough Astros, and during his tenure in Scarborough he helped the club reach the Umbro Cup finals against St. Catharines Wolves, but lost the penalty shootout by a score of 3-0.
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