Dave MacKenzie (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 10, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974-1977 | Colgate University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978-1980 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 50 | (14) |
| 1980-1981 | Hartford Hellions (indoor) | 39 | (12) |
| 1981-1986 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 218 | (37) |
| 1986-1988 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 103 | (27) |
| 1988-1989 | Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) | 27 | (4) |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh Beadling | ||
| National team | |||
| 1974 | Canada U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 1979 | Canadian Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988-1989 | Fort Wayne Flames | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Dave MacKenzie is a retired Scottish-Canadian soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Professional
MacKenzie attended Colgate University where he played both hockey and soccer. He was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[1] In 1978, he began his professional career with the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1980, he moved to the Hartford Hellions for one season before rejoining the Spirit in 1981. He remained with the Spirit until 1985 when he signed with the Baltimore Blast. In 1988, he was hired to coach the Fort Wayne Flames of the American Indoor Soccer Association. After his retirement from professional soccer in 1989, MacKenzie remained in the Pittsburgh area where he played for the amateur Pittsburgh Beadling.[2]
National team
In 1974, MacKenzie played four games for the Canadian U-20 soccer team. In 1979, he played one qualification game with the Canadian Olympic soccer team.