Paul Dailly is a retired Scottish-Canadian

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player and current coach. He played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League and

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Career

Born in Dundee, Scotland, Dailly moved to Canada with his family when he was six. He attended Argyle Secondary School, playing on the boys' soccer team which won the 1988 and 1989 Provincial Championship. In 1990, Dailly began his college career at

Capilano University Capilano University (CapU) is a teaching-focused public university based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located on the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, with programming that also serves the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and the Sunshi ...

. He was the 1992 team MVP and 1992 All Canada. In 1993 and 1994, he played for the

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. In 1995, Dailly turned professional with the

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in the

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. He would spend his entire outdoor career with Vancouver. In 2001, the team was renamed the Whitecaps. In the fall of 1995, Dailly began his indoor career with the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. He was selected to the NPSL All Rookie First Team that season. In 1998, he joined the Edmonton Drillers. In December 2000, the NPSL shut down the Drillers. Dailly moved to the

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. When the Rockers folded in 2001, the

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selected Dailly in the Dispersal Draft. From 2003 to 2017, Dailly was the head coach of the men's soccer team at

. He led the Blues to six BCCAA/ PACWEST championships and two CCAA championships, and was named BCCAA/PACWEST Coach of the Year seven times and CCAA Coach of the Year twice.

External links

Capilano University: Paul Dailly

Edmonton Drillers: Paul Dailly

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dailly, Paul Living people 1971 births American Professional Soccer League players Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Detroit Rockers players Edmonton Drillers (1996–2000) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Wichita Wings (NPSL) players USL First Division players UBC Thunderbirds men's soccer players University of British Columbia alumni Capilano University alumni Footballers from Dundee Men's association football midfielders