Richard Hastings
Bio
Richard Cory Hastings... he was seven years old when his family moved to Middlesbrough, ENG; he was 11 years old when his family moved to Inverness, SCO... he was nine years old when he started playing soccer for Yarmtown Boys in Middlesborugh... favourites have included Maradona, Eric Cantona...
part of the Canadian team that won the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction...
Concacaf champion (2000) and two-time Concacaf semifinalist (2002 and 2007)... represented Canada at the FIFA Confederations Cup Korea/Japan 2001... represented Canada in two cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and five editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup... career 59 international "A" appearances across 13 years from 1998 to 2010 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team… from the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, was noted by the Technical Study Group for “steady play in stabilising central midfield”... represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Malaysia 1997)... Concacaf youth champion (1996 Concacaf Under-20)...
club career in England, Scotland, Austria and Netherlands, including appearances in UEFA Champions League Qualifying and UEFA Cup... with Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC, won the Scottish Third Division (1996-97) and twice won promotion to a higher division (1996-97 to the Second Division; 1998-99 to the First Division)...
Honours
Individual Awards
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2023Canada Soccer Hall of Fame Honoured Player / Joueur honoré
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2012Canada Soccer Centennial Timeline Top 100 Men's Footballers
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2007CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Star Team All-Star Defender
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2000Concacaf Gold Cup award Top Rookie
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