Gary Thompson

Gary Grant Thompson... speaks English... soccer family (brother Wayne)... his father was born in Halifax, ENG while his mother was born in Duff, SK, CAN... grew up participating in soccer, baseball... he was nine years old when he started playing soccer for Fraserview United in Vancouver... he started playing soccer as a goalkeeper, but then switched to forward... growing up, favourites included Ken Pears, Pelé, George Best... worked as a school teacher in Coquitlam...

represented Canada in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Olympic Qualifiers and one edition of the Pan American Games... career 15 international appearances across seven years from 1971 to 1977 with Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team, including seven international "A" appearances...

a two-time Canada Soccer National Championships winner (Challenge Trophy 1966, 1971)... one-time Pacific Coast League winner (1972-73)...

said Gary Thompson in 2018, “my biggest asset was my speed. I could also kick with both feet, so it wouldn’t matter if I was on the left or the right side. I was fast enough and that made it tougher for some of the opposing defenders”...