Eddie Edgar (born 31 October 1956) is an English former professional football goalkeeper who played in the

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, and the

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Career

Edgar was born in

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and played professionally for

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, although he made only one appearance for the club in a 4-2

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quarter-final defeat to

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in 1976. In 1976, he signed with

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartl ...

in the

. He was loaned to the New York Cosmos of the North America Soccer League to serve as a backup for

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. In 1980, he went to Canada to play with London City in the

Managerial career

Edgar coached the

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and laid the seeds for a program that would eventually reach its first national championship tournament (a year after Edgar left the team). Edgar was appointed as the manager of London City of the Canadian Soccer League to replace cancer fighting

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, but was dismissed on 6 June 2008 after a string of poor performances.

Personal life

His son

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is also a professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

References

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