Shel Brodsgaard (born May 29, 1970) is a Canadian former professional

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Early life

Brodsgaard began playing soccer with the Gorge Youth Soccer Association and represented British Columbia at U16 and U18 Provincial All-Star levels.

Club career

He signed his first professional contract at age 15, with the Edmonton Brick Men of the Canadian Soccer League. He later played with the Victoria Vistas,

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, and

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. He also played with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played for the Winnipeg Fury and Danish side Hvidovre IF. Prior to joining the Rockets, he had a trial with Danish club Boldklubben 1909.

International career

He made one appearance for the Canadian national team. He was a member of the 1992 Canadian Olympic Qualifying team, but did not make an appearance. He won a gold medal at the

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Coaching career

He has served as the Goalkeeper Coach for the Canada women's national soccer team as well as the women's youth teams from 2000 to 2006. He became Canada's National Goalkeeping Coach in 2004. As an assistant coach, with the

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women's team, he won the 2001 NAIA championship. In 2019, he had the opportunity to be a guest coach and learn from the Olympique Lyonnais women's team coaches. He currently serves as the Technical Director for the Upper Island Riptide Soccer Association.

Personal

He graduated from the

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. He is the author of two books: ''Guarding the Goal'' and ''Goals and Dreams: A Celebration of Canadian Women's Soccer''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodsgaard, Shel 1970 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Vistas players Nova Scotia Clippers players North York Rockets players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players Men's association football goalkeepers