Trevor McCallum (born February 26, 1964) is a former English-Canadian

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defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and earned eighteen caps with the Canada men's national soccer team.

Career

McCallum played with Aston Villa's youth team, and in 1979 he moved to Canada where he played with Mississauga United in 1981. In 1982, he played in the

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with

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. In 1983, he played in the North American Soccer League with

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in the last two seasons of the league. In 1986, he returned to the National Soccer League and played with former team Toronto Italia. The following season he played in the

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with the Edmonton Brick Men, but was traded to the Blizzard midway through the season. During his time in the Canadian Soccer League he was selected to the 1989 All-Star team. In 1990, he was originally transferred to Edmonton, but shortly after was traded to

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. In 1991, he returned to play with the Toronto Blizzard.

International career

McCallum made his debut for the Canadian national soccer team on December 6, 1983 against Mexico in a friendly match. In total he played 18 international matches for the national team between 1983 and 1988.

Personal life

His nephew

Gavin McCallum Gavin Kirk McCallum (born August 24, 1987) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left back for Bognor Regis Town. Club career Born in Mississauga, Ontario, McCallum began his career in 2005 with Yeovil Town. He agreed an 18-mont ...

is also a footballer who played for the Canadian national soccer team.

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* * 1961 births Living people Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands Canada men's international soccer players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players Black Canadian men's soccer players Canadian men's soccer players English emigrants to Canada Men's association football defenders North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Soccer players from Mississauga Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Toronto Italia players Kitchener Spirit players Canadian National Soccer League players Hamilton Steelers (1981–1992) players {{Canada-footy-bio-stub